Article
The development of the counterfactual imagination.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
(2007)
Abstract
How the rational imagination develops remains an open question. The ability to imagine emerges early in childhood, well before the ability to reason counterfactually, and this suggests that imaginative thought may facilitate later counterfactual ability. In addition, developmental data indicate that inhibitory control may also play a role in the ability to reason counterfactually.
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Publication Date
2007
Citation Information
Jennifer Van Reet, Ashley M Pinkham and Angeline S Lillard. "The development of the counterfactual imagination." Behavioral and Brain Sciences Vol. 30 Iss. 5 (2007) p. 468 - 468 ISSN: 0140-525X Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jennifer-vanreet/13/