孩子们从别人的面部表情中推断出反事实信息
Alicia K Jones1, Nicole L Nelson2, Shalini Gautam3
1School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia.
Journal of experimental child psychology
|May 22, 2025
概括
六岁及以上的孩子可以通过观察决策后的面部表情来识别别别人的遗憾. 然而,他们较不擅长识别缓解,这表明在识别反事实情绪方面存在发育差异.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 社会认知是指社会认知.
- 思想理论 思想理论
背景情况:
- 了解他人的情绪,如后悔和解脱,有助于社会行为和亲社会行为.
- 虽然孩子们在6岁左右会经历这些反事实情感,但他们的识别其他人的能力并未得到充分理解.
研究的目的:
- 调查4至9岁的孩子是否能识别别别人的遗憾和救济.
- 为了确定儿童从面部表情中推断出反事实情感的年龄.
主要方法:
- 两项研究涉及192名儿童 (年龄在4-9岁),观察成年演员做出不同结果的选择.
- 在选择或不选择一盒饼干后,演员的面部表情 (快乐/悲伤) 被记录下来.
- 孩子们根据演员的表情推断出未选框的内容.
主要成果:
- 六岁及以上的儿童推断,当演员看起来很难过 (表示遗憾) 时,在未选框中会有更多的饼干.
- 当演员看起来很高兴时,孩子们在推断非选择框中的饼干数量较少时不太成功 (表明了缓解).
结论:
- 六岁左右的孩子可以从别人的面部表情中推断出反事实信息.
- 儿童可能更容易认识到遗憾而不是解脱,这表明理解这些情绪的发展不对称.
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