这种情况的概率是多少? 学前儿童区分可能,不可能和概率上不同的未来结果的能力
Jessica Crimston1, Jonathan Redshaw1, Thomas Suddendorf1
1Early Cognitive Development Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
Developmental psychology
|September 28, 2023
概括
4岁和5岁的孩子可以区分可能和不可能的未来事件. 年轻的孩子们在概率选择方面扎,但年长的孩子们表现出使用概率来塑造结果的能力.
科学领域:
- 认知发展 认知发展
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 概率论推理可能论推理
背景情况:
- 婴儿对过去事件和基本概率表现出理解.
- 之前的研究重点是对确定结果的被动观察.
- 儿童积极使用概率来影响未来事件的理解有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童使用概率信息来指导选择的能力.
- 检查孩子们是如何根据概率来塑造未来事件的.
- 在概率推理和决策中评估与年龄相关的差异.
主要方法:
- 两个实验测试了2-5岁的136名儿童.
- 孩子们用不同的成功概率 (0%,50%,100%) 通过管道引导大理石.
- 实验1:可能与不可能/保证. 实验2:相互可能 (33%对50%).
主要成果:
- 4岁和5岁的孩子区分可能的和不可能的/保证的结果.
- 在实验1中,较年轻的孩子 (2-3岁) 的表现并没有超过机会.
- 孩子们发现区分两个不同的可能概率 (实验2) 更具挑战性.
结论:
- 年龄较大的儿童 (4-5岁) 显示出一种新兴的能力,即使用概率来指导行动.
- 区分不同的可能性是一个更大的挑战,而不是区分可能和不可能的结果.
- 需要进行进一步的研究,以了解儿童早期积极概率推理的发展.
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