一排物体是否构成一个边界? 在空间导航中,孩子们如何错过树木而错过森林
Marilina Mastrogiuseppe1, Eugenia Gianni1, Sang Ah Lee2
1Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento.
Developmental psychology
|October 12, 2023
概括
儿童大约在7岁时发展出使用对象数组进行导航的能力. 这种空间导航技能与他们从视觉线索中理解抽象几何布局的能力有关.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 空间导航 空间导航
背景情况:
- 儿童的空间导航技能逐渐发展.
- 早期的导航依赖于连续的边界,而基于对象的导航则在以后出现.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童对导航对象数组的空间表示的发展.
- 检查对象阵列导航和全球空间布局的心理表征之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 在146名意大利儿童 (4-9岁) 中使用矩形对象数组测试了重定向行为.
- 关于空间语言和心理/图像表征的测试后问题.
主要成果:
- 各个年龄段的孩子都在不断地导航边界,但只有在七岁左右,他们才能成功地使用分离的对象数组.
- 从二维表示中提取抽象几何学的能力预测了这种发展变化.
结论:
- 儿童使用对象数组进行导航的能力在7岁左右出现.
- 这一发展与空间布局的抽象几何表示能力有关.
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