无尽的计数:英语和印度语学习者对无限信仰的跨语言探索
Urvi Maheshwari1, Jessica Sullivan2, David Barner1
1Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Journal of experimental child psychology
|February 6, 2026
概括
孩子们可能会从数字中推断出无限. 这项研究发现,英语说话者比印度语说话者拥有更好的计数技巧,但无限信仰并不不同,这表明语言结构对无限信仰的影响很弱.
科学领域:
- 认知发展 认知发展
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 语言对认知的影响
背景情况:
- 孩子们可以从数字系统中推断出无限大的数量.
- 计数系统提供了生成更大的数字的规则.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童无限信仰的发展.
- 比较英语和印度语计数系统对这些信仰的影响.
- 检查计数能力和无限信仰之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 研究了240名年龄在4-8岁的儿童.
- 与英语 (n=120) 和印度语 (n=120) 的儿童进行比较.
- 评估计数能力,继任者理解和无限的信念.
主要成果:
- 英语发言者表现出更高的计数能力和继任者理解.
- 孩子们的无限信仰与口头计数列表掌握相关.
- 儿童相信数字是无限的比例在不同语言之间没有显著差异.
结论:
- 语言透明度有助于理解计数规则.
- 计数规则和对数无穷的信仰之间的直接联系可能很弱.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索这些复杂的关系.
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