三岁和五岁的孩子知道他们目前的信仰可能是错误的
Katharina Helming1, Cathal O'Madagain2, Michael Tomasello3
1Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7EQ, UK.
Journal of experimental child psychology
|July 20, 2024
概括
幼儿,即使是3岁的孩子,也能认识到自己的信仰可能是错误的. 当他们的判断不同于另一个人的时候,他们会积极重新检查证据.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 认知发展 认知发展
- 思想理论 思想理论
背景情况:
- 4-5岁的孩子可以识别他们过去的信仰和别人的当前信仰中的不准确性.
- 在了解幼儿是否能识别他们自己*当前*信仰中的潜在错误方面存在差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查3岁和5岁的孩子是否理解他们自己目前的信仰可能是错误的.
- 探索儿童的行为反应,当他们的信仰受到外部来源的挑战时.
主要方法:
- 77名3岁和5岁的孩子参加了一项涉及做出判断的研究.
- 孩子们的判断与一个木偶对相同情况的判断进行了比较.
- 行为观察侧重于证据的检查频率和性质,以回应同意或不同意.
主要成果:
- 两个年龄组的孩子在玩偶不同意他们的判断时,更频繁地重新检查证据.
- 在同意和不同意的条件之间,证据重新检查的方式有很大差异.
- 这表明人们意识到个人信仰的潜在错误性,并制定了解决不确定性的策略.
结论:
- 有证据表明,早在3岁的孩子就已经了解了他们自己潜在的当前失败性.
- 儿童利用证据再检查作为一种超认知策略,以解决来自相互矛盾信息的不确定性.
- 这一发展里程碑突出了幼儿信仰评估中的早期元认知能力.
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