New Tool, New Function? Toddlers' Use of Mutual Exclusivity When Mapping Information to Objects

被引:10
作者
Casler, Krista [1 ]
机构
[1] Franklin & Marshall Coll, Dept Psychol, Lancaster, PA 17604 USA
关键词
CHILDRENS; CONVENTIONALITY; PERCEPTION; NOVELTY;
D O I
10.1111/infa.12044
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Prior research has suggested that 24-month-old toddlers will rapidly map the function of a novel object but that, unlike preschoolers and adults, they will use the tool for other purposes as well. Here, this nonexclusive pattern of object use was explored. Because it has been unclear whether a mature one tool, one function bias in assigning object functions is rooted in deployment of general learning principles or artifact-specific thinking, Study 1 explored 24-month-olds' exploitation of social-pragmatic cues when mapping labels, facts, and functions to novel objects. Results demonstrated that toddlers readily used a principle of mutual exclusivity to constrain assignments of labels and facts but not functions. This performance was corroborated in Study 2. It appears that 24-month-olds have a developing understanding that artifacts have specialized functions but that mutual exclusivity does not guide this development.
引用
收藏
页码:162 / 178
页数:17
相关论文
共 35 条
  • [1] The role of discourse novelty in early word learning
    Akhtar, N
    Carpenter, M
    Tomasello, M
    [J]. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1996, 67 (02) : 635 - 645
  • [2] [Anonymous], 1945, Psychological Monographs
  • [3] Demands on finite cognitive capacity cause infants' perseverative errors
    Berger, SE
    [J]. INFANCY, 2004, 5 (02) : 217 - 238
  • [4] Intention, history, and artifact concepts
    Bloom, P
    [J]. COGNITION, 1996, 60 (01) : 1 - 29
  • [5] Bloom P., 2000, How children learn the meanings of words
  • [6] Fourteen through 18-month-old infants differentially imitate intentional and accidental actions
    Carpenter, M
    Akhtar, N
    Tomasello, M
    [J]. INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT, 1998, 21 (02) : 315 - 330
  • [7] Young children's rapid learning about artifacts
    Casler, K
    Kelemen, D
    [J]. DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE, 2005, 8 (06) : 472 - 480
  • [8] Reasoning about artifacts at 24 months: The developing teleo-functional stance
    Casler, Krista
    Kelemen, Deborah
    [J]. COGNITION, 2007, 103 (01) : 120 - 130
  • [9] Children's Scale Errors With Tools
    Casler, Krista
    Eshleman, Angelica
    Greene, Kimberly
    Terziyan, Treysi
    [J]. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 2011, 47 (03) : 857 - 866
  • [10] Toddlers view artifact function normatively
    Casler, Krista
    Terziyan, Treysi
    Greene, Kimberly
    [J]. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, 2009, 24 (03) : 240 - 247