Preschoolers Better At Figuring Out How Gadgets Work Than College Students
A recent study [Elsevier - paywalled] revealed that preschool-age children are better at figuring out how to use technological gadgets than college students.
CBS News is reporting that researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, tasked 106 children between the ages of 4 and 5 and 170 college students with figuring out how to use a gadget with which they had no prior experience.
The gadget worked by placing different clay shapes in special boxes to determine which combination would cause a box to light up and play music.
Ultimately, the younger children were reportedly much faster at figuring out the correct combination.
CBS News is reporting that researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, tasked 106 children between the ages of 4 and 5 and 170 college students with figuring out how to use a gadget with which they had no prior experience.
The gadget worked by placing different clay shapes in special boxes to determine which combination would cause a box to light up and play music.
Ultimately, the younger children were reportedly much faster at figuring out the correct combination.