"Teaching is a very effective way to get children to learn something specific - this tube squeaks, say, or a squish then a press then a pull causes the music to play. But it also makes children less likely to discover unexpected information and to draw unexpected conclusions."

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About Alison Gopnik

Alison Gopnik is an American developmental psychologist and philosopher known for research on childhood learning and cognition.

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