Children fixate on objects that violate their specific theories

Evidence

But the children for whom the blocks appeared to violate their theory of how blocks should balance—regardless of whether their theory was actually correct!—stayed riveted and continued playing with them, even when another toy was on offer. — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 854

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 854
• XREF: connects to: Children persist with objects that violate their expectations, not merely novel ones. — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 854; Phobic objects are overdetermined by infantile affect and resist rational correction — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 589; Childhood conviction can collide with adult authority over a factual impossibility — Karl Ove Knausgaard, A Death in the Family, 1666 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Children persist with objects that violate their expectations, not merely novel ones. #expands (0.85) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 854
• Phobic objects are overdetermined by infantile affect and resist rational correction #expands (0.55) — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 589
• Childhood conviction can collide with adult authority over a factual impossibility #exemplifies (0.50) — Karl Ove Knausgaard, A Death in the Family, 1666