In a study by O'Neill and Gopnik (1991), 4- and 5-year-olds were able to correctly describe what was in a tunnel and how they knew what was there.Three-year-olds, however, were NOT as successful.How did the researchers know that the 3-year-olds did NOT understand the source of their knowledge?

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The researchers concluded that 3-year-olds did not understand the source of their knowledge because they identified a ball as blue after feeling it but not seeing it, indicating a lack of understanding of how they acquired the information.

In a Study by O'Neill and Gopnik (1991), 4- and 5-Year-Olds