Why Babies Love (And Learn From) Magic Tricks : NPR Ed : NPR - 0 views
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Jonathan Becker on 03 Apr 15"In short, says Stahl, "[infants] take surprising events as special opportunities to learn." This theory, that we're born knowing certain rules of the world, isn't new. We see evidence of it not only in humans but in lots of others species, too. What's new is this idea: that core knowledge seems to motivate babies to explore things that break those rules and, ultimately, to learn new things."