Shake it baby, but only when needed: Preschoolers adapt their exploratory strategies to the information structure of the task

Development of cognitive control and executive functions from 4 to 13 years: Evidence from manipulations of memory, inhibition, and task switching

Matthew C. Davidson, Dima Amso, Loren Cruess Anderson et al. · Neuropsychologia · 2006 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +16

Observing the unexpected enhances infants’ learning and exploration

Aimee E. Stahl, Lisa Feigenson · Science · 2015 · 631 citations · Full text

Education, Human Development, Psychology +16

Serious fun: Preschoolers engage in more exploratory play when evidence is confounded.

Laura Schulz, Elizabeth Bonawitz · Developmental Psychology · 2007 · 466 citations · Full text

Education, Early Childhood Education, Psychology +14

Children’s scientific curiosity: In search of an operational definition of an elusive concept

Jamie Jirout, David Klahr · Developmental Review · 2012 · 360 citations · Full text

Education, Psychology, Science Education +8

Where science starts: Spontaneous experiments in preschoolers’ exploratory play

Claire Cook, Noah D. Goodman, Laura Schulz · Cognition · 2011 · 324 citations · Full text

Education, Early Childhood Education, Science Education +10