The Role of Historical Intuitions in Children's and Adults' Naming of Artifacts

Autor/inn/en	Gutheil, Grant; Bloom, Paul; Valderrama, Nohemy; Freedman, Rebecca
Titel	The Role of Historical Intuitions in Children's and Adults' Naming of Artifacts
Quelle	In: Cognition, 91 (2004) 1, S.23-42 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0277
DOI	10.1016/S0010-0277(03)00165-3
Schlagwörter	Intuition; Children; Adults; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Kognitive Entwicklung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	It is commonly assumed that artifacts are named solely on the basis of properties they currently possess; in particular, their appearance and function. The experiments presented here explore the alternative proposal that the history of an artifact plays some role in how it is named. In three experiments, children between the ages of 4 and 9 years and adults were presented with familiar artifacts whose appearance and function were then radically altered. Participants were tested as to whether they believed that the modified objects were still members of the artifact kind. Results indicate that object history becomes increasingly important over the course of development. (Author).
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