Reasoning is generally seen as a means to improve knowledge and make better decisions.
However, much evidence shows that reasoning often leads to epistemic distortions and poor …

A domain-general framework for interpreting data on human functional brain development is
presented. Assumptions underlying the general theory and predictions derived from it are …

The study's goal was to identify the beginning of 1st grade quantitative competencies that
predict mathematics achievement start point and growth through 5th grade. Measures of …

It is widely believed that people have privileged and authoritative access to their own
thoughts, and many theories have been proposed to explain this supposed fact. The Opacity …

We argue that infant meaning-making processes are a central mechanism governing both
typical and pathological outcomes. Infants, as open dynamic systems, must constantly …

Before they enter preschool, children vary greatly in their numerical and mathematical
knowledge, and this knowledge predicts their achievement throughout elementary school …

We present an introduction to Bayesian inference as it is used in probabilistic models of
cognitive development. Our goal is to provide an intuitive and accessible guide to the what …

The cognitive science of religion integrates insights from diverse scientific disciplines to
explain how people acquire, represent and transmit religious concepts. This perspective has …

A theory of conceptual development must specify the innate representational primitives,
must characterize the ways in which the initial state differs from the adult state, and must …

Cross-cultural studies suggest that access to a conventional language containing words that
can be used for counting is essential to develop representations of large exact numbers …