我应该留下来还是我应该去? 三岁儿童对有适当动机中断共同活动的反应
Francesca Bonalumi1,2, Barbora Siposova3,4, Wayne Christensen2
1Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Vienna, Austria.
PloS one
|July 13, 2023
概括
三岁的孩子在一个伴侣中断共同活动时,不会区分自私或道德原因. 然而,一些孩子主动释放伴侣,表明他们对合作的理解正在发展.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 道德心理学道德心理学
背景情况:
- 合作是社会互动的基础.
- 哲学理论表明,道德义务允许中断联合活动.
- 了解儿童对联合行动动机的敏感性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查3岁儿童是否有不同的动机中断共同活动.
- 评估孩子对伴侣离开的反应,基于道德与自私的原因.
- 探索孩子们对合作和义务的理解.
主要方法:
- 60名3岁儿童参与了这项研究.
- 孩子们观察到代理人故意打断联合活动.
- 测量了反应 (抗议或释放),以评估对动机的理解.
主要成果:
- 孩子们没有根据动机是道德还是自私的表现出不同的反应.
- 一个一致的模式出现了:一些孩子不管动机如何,都会释放伴侣.
- 这表明在联合活动中对社会动态的敏感性正在发展.
结论:
- 三岁的孩子对中断共同活动的理解并不完全敏感于动机的合法性.
- 释放合作伙伴的行为是理解联合行动的可衡量指标.
- 进一步的研究可以探索幼儿时期合作的细微差别.
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