Biais Cognitifs et Croyances

The last of the magicians? Children, scientists, and the invocation of hidden causal powers.

Child Dev . 1997;68 (6) :1018-20; discussion 1027-30

Résumé

It is often assumed that scientific thinking displaces magical thinking, both historically and ontogenetically, but the tendency to invoke hidden causal powers straddles both modes of thought. The strength of this disposition among children and adults alike stands in need of explanation.

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