婴儿语言认知接口的发育起源:通往提高核心知识的门户?
1Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USAhttps://psychology.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core/profiles/sandra-waxman.htmlwww.childdevelopment.northwestern.edu.
The Behavioral and brain sciences
|June 27, 2024
概括
三个月大的婴儿将语言与核心认知联系起来. 这种早期的联系动态地发展,可能使抽象的思想和表征获得.
科学领域:
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言学的语言学.
背景情况:
- 斯佩尔克的建议需要更清楚地定义语言在早期认知发育中的作用.
- 现有的研究表明,婴儿时期的语言和认知之间存在着芽的联系.
研究的目的:
- 调查语言与早期发育中的核心认知之间的联系的精确时间和性质.
- 探索这种联系如何成为获得抽象概念能力的基础.
主要方法:
- 婴儿认知和语言发育的纵向观察.
- 对早期语言接触和认知任务的行为和神经相关的分析.
主要成果:
- 有证据表明,婴儿在三个月大时就能建立语言与核心认知之间的联系.
- 这种联系表明了整个早期发育过程中的动态展开.
结论:
- 婴儿时期语言和认知之间的早期联系为开发更高层次的抽象思想提供了关键的入口点.
- 完善我们对这种联系的理解对于认知发展理论至关重要.
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