Denying the possible: Why children judge the improbable impossible

Brandon W. Goulding, Andrew Shtulman, Samuel Ronfard, Ori Friedman

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DOI: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2026.08.001
Published: 2026
Container: Advances in Child Development and Behavior
Publisher: Elsevier
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@article{allodium:10.1016/bs.acdb.2026.08.001,
  title = {Denying the possible: Why children judge the improbable impossible},
  author = {Brandon W. Goulding and Andrew Shtulman and Samuel Ronfard and Ori Friedman},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Advances in Child Development and Behavior},
  doi = {10.1016/bs.acdb.2026.08.001},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acdb.2026.08.001}
}

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Goulding, B. W., Shtulman, A., Ronfard, S., & Friedman, O. (2026). Denying the possible: Why children judge the improbable impossible. Advances in Child Development and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acdb.2026.08.001

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