Study suggests learning from mistakes only kicks in at Age 12

[jwilliams]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080925104309.htm

[robg]

Good study - horribly misleading title. We've seen kids as young as four years old learn from their mistakes.

[jhancock → robg]

I have a 3 and half year old son. I am certain "negative feedback" works on him. I have not measured how less effective it is than positive feedback.

In general, my wife and I try to use positive feedback as much as possible. But if he knows he is doing something wrong or we remind him something too often, negative feedback is a pretty natural thing to dish out. He does learn, I am certain of that.

[stanley]

That's strange, I know plenty of people who are 25+ and still don't learn from their mistakes :)

[nazgulnarsil]

by extension they are claiming that everything you know about the world before you are twelve comes from instinct.