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Scientific Study Finds that Tutorials May Stifle Discovery and Exploration
Wired reports on a unique experiment that was meant to discover the impact different approaches to introducing a toy might have on the children’s attitude and pursuit of that toy. The first group was given the toy by an adult who acted as if she had just discovered it, and encouraged to find out exactly what it might do. The other group was given a more intentional tutorial to help them get started. The results were telling: After the demonstration, both groups of children were given the toy to play with. Not surprisingly, all of the children pulled on the…