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promiscuous teleology: a standalone construct

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Developmental psychology

a broad tendency, strong in children, to explain natural objects and events in terms of purposes.

In developmental psychology, promiscuous teleology refers to a broad tendency, strong in children, to explain natural objects and events in terms of purposes. This meaning comes from Kelemen (1999) in Developmental Psychology.[1]

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  1. Kelemen, D. (1999). Why are rocks pointy? Children's preference for teleological explanations of th natural world. Developmental Psychology, 35(6), 1440-1452. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.35.6.1440

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