Tinkering to Innovation: How Children Refine Tools Over Multiple Attempts
(2023)
Journal Article
Burdett, E. R., & Ronfard, S. (2023). Tinkering to Innovation: How Children Refine Tools Over Multiple Attempts. Developmental Psychology, 59(6), Article 1006–1016. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001512
The human capacity for technological innovation and creative problem-solving far surpasses that of any species but develops quite late. Prior work has typically presented children with problems requiring a single solution, a limited number of resourc... Read More about Tinkering to Innovation: How Children Refine Tools Over Multiple Attempts.