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Autor/inn/en | Sánchez Tapia, Ingrid; Gelman, Susan A.; Hollander, Michelle A.; Manczak, Erika M.; Mannheim, Bruce; Escalante, Carmen |
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Titel | Development of Teleological Explanations in Peruvian Quechua-Speaking and U.S. English-Speaking Preschoolers and Adults |
Quelle | In: Child Development, 87 (2016) 3, S.747-758 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0009-3920 |
DOI | 10.1111/cdev.12497 |
Schlagwörter | Cultural Influences; Preschool Children; Adults; Indigenous Populations; Age Differences; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Logical Thinking; College Students; Peru; United States Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Sinti und Roma; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Collegestudent; USA |
Abstract | Teleological reasoning involves the assumption that entities exist for a purpose (giraffes have long necks for reaching leaves). This study examines how teleological reasoning relates to cultural context, by studying teleological reasoning in 61 Quechua-speaking Peruvian preschoolers (M[subscript age] = 5.3 years) and adults in an indigenous community, compared to 72 English-speaking U.S. preschoolers (M[subscript age] = 4.9 years) and university students. Data were responses to open-ended "why" questions ("Why is that mountain tall?"). Teleological explanations about nonliving natural kinds were more frequent for children than adults, and for Quechua than U.S. participants. However, changes with age were importantly distinct from differences corresponding to cultural variation. Developmental and cultural differences in teleological explanations may reflect causal analysis of the features under consideration. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2020/1/01 |