Why are rocks pointy? Children's preference for teleological explanations of the natural world by Deborah Kelemen
= Why are rocks pointy? Children's preference for teleological explanations of the natural world by Deborah Kelemen
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{title2=1999}
Primary publication: https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.35.6.1440
Primary text, publisher or institutional record: https://www.bu.edu/cdl/files/2013/08/1999_Kelemen_PointyRocks.pdf
Relevant evidence: Children/adults evaluating purpose-based versus physical explanations; task and <generalization> limitations.