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What's the impact of being told what to think before you develop a critical mind?
What's better - teaching someone to think for themselves, or teaching them to repeat what you say?
Researchers: Children exposed to religion have difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction
By Scott Kaufman Friday, July 18, 2014 12:28 EDT
"A study published in the July (2014) issue of Cognitive Science determined that children who are not exposed to religious stories are better able to tell that characters in "fantastical stories" are fictional — whereas children raised in a religious environment even "approach unfamiliar, fantastical stories flexibly."
In "Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds," Kathleen Corriveau, Eva Chen, and Paul Harris demonstrate that children typically have a "sensitivity to the implausible or magical elements in a narrative," and can determine whether the characters in the narrative are real or fictional by references to fantastical elements within the narrative, such as "invisible sails" or "a sword that protects you from danger every time."" continue reading rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/18/researchers-children-exposed-to-religion-have-difficulty-distinguishing-fact-from-fiction
Also see Study Shows Children Raised With Religion Find It Challenging To Judge Fact From Fiction
A new study finds that children who are exposed to religion find it hard to distinguish between fact and fiction. further reading thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/study_shows_children_raised_with_religion_find_it_challenging_to_judge_fact_from_fiction
What's the impact of being told what to think before you develop a critical mind?
What's better - teaching someone to think for themselves, or teaching them to repeat what you say?
Researchers: Children exposed to religion have difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction
By Scott Kaufman Friday, July 18, 2014 12:28 EDT
"A study published in the July (2014) issue of Cognitive Science determined that children who are not exposed to religious stories are better able to tell that characters in "fantastical stories" are fictional — whereas children raised in a religious environment even "approach unfamiliar, fantastical stories flexibly."
In "Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds," Kathleen Corriveau, Eva Chen, and Paul Harris demonstrate that children typically have a "sensitivity to the implausible or magical elements in a narrative," and can determine whether the characters in the narrative are real or fictional by references to fantastical elements within the narrative, such as "invisible sails" or "a sword that protects you from danger every time."" continue reading rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/18/researchers-children-exposed-to-religion-have-difficulty-distinguishing-fact-from-fiction
Also see Study Shows Children Raised With Religion Find It Challenging To Judge Fact From Fiction
A new study finds that children who are exposed to religion find it hard to distinguish between fact and fiction. further reading thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/study_shows_children_raised_with_religion_find_it_challenging_to_judge_fact_from_fiction










