Suzanne Duke

TL;DR: In three experiments, children's reliance on other people's testimony as compared to their own, first- hand experience was assessed in the domain of ontology, confirming that children's ontological claims extend beyond their first-hand encounters with instances of a given category.

TL;DR: For instance, the authors show that enfants prennent connaissance de different entites and etres invisibles, non pas du par leur experience personnelle mais par la communication avec les autres personnes, i.e., les entites scientifiques -les germes et loxygene, and des etres speciaux -le Pere Noel ou Dieu.