… well-articulated naive theories of motion. Further, we argue that the assumptions of the naive
theories are quite consistent across individuals. In fact, the theories developed by different …

… Similar systems of naive beliefs have been proposed for other domains (Kempton, 1986; …
the role of naive theories in motion judgments. Naive theories of motion have been described …

… theory; this might mean that they have formulated personal “naive” theories of motion from
… However, interviews with subjects solving motion problems showed that problem solution is …

… instruction to facilitate the reconciliation of naive conceptions with scientific theories. (Author/JN) …
components in naive theories of motion are described. Naive conceptions of motion …

… Participants showed increased patterns of activation in the anterior cingulate when viewing
the motion pattern inconsistent with their naïve theory (eg, nonphysics students predicted that …

… As the preceding discussion implies, inferences about naive conceptions of motion have
thus far been drawn almost entirely on the basis of subjects' responses to pencil-andpaper …

… of naive conceptions; (2) the influence of naive conceptions on … the reconciliation of naive
conceptions with scientific theories. … components in naive theories of motion are described. …

… Our approach to the question of the nature and structure of the content of "naive physics"
is to explore the intriguing parallels between historical pre-Newtonian explanations of motion …

… shift from “Impetus” theories of motion to “Newtonian” scientific theories. … a theory and varying
amounts of data consistent or inconsistent with a theory, we see that one’s naïve theory can …

… hypothesis that naive people indeed interpret the free motion of … the psychological nature of
the naive impetus theory. 3. It was … of the intuitive, naive interpretation of the motion of a body …