15个月大的婴儿能理解错误的信仰吗?
Kristine H Onishi1, Renée Baillargeon
1Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1, Canada. kris.onishi@mcgill.ca
概括
这项研究表明,15个月大的婴儿可以根据他人的错误信仰来预测行为. 幼儿发展包括理解心理状态,挑战先前的研究.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 婴儿研究 婴儿研究
背景情况:
- 以前的研究表明,幼儿缺乏对心理状态的理解,特别是错误的信仰.
- 幼儿园儿童在口头虚假信念任务中的困难支持了这一观点.
研究的目的:
- 调查15个月大的婴儿根据演员的真假信念来预测行为的能力.
- 检查婴儿精神状态归因的早期发展.
主要方法:
- 采用了一种新的非语言任务.
- 观察婴儿对演员行为的预测是基于演员对玩具位置的信念.
主要成果:
- 婴儿表现出能够根据她的信仰预测演员的行为的能力.
- 结果表明,婴儿可以区分真假的信念.
结论:
- 15个月的婴儿似乎能够理解心理状态,包括信仰.
- 这挑战了长期以来的观点,即小孩子无法理解他人的心理状态.
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