Toddlers understand concept of possibility, study suggests

The study found that two and three-year-olds are able to distinguish between improbable and impossible events and even learn from impossible scenarios
Toddlers understand the concept of possibility, a study suggests (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Toddlers understand the concept of possibility, a study suggests (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Toddlers might be too young to know the words impossible and improbable but they may still understand how possibility works, research suggests.

The study found that two and three-year-olds are able to distinguish between improbable and impossible events and even learn from impossible scenarios.

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