Folkbiology meets microbiology: A study of conceptual and behavioral change

被引：53

作者：

Au, Terry Kit-fong ^{[1
]}

Chan, Carol K. K. ^{[1
]}

Chan, Tsz-kit ^{[1
]}

Cheung, Mike W. L. ^{[2
]}

Ho, Johnson Y. S. ^{[1
]}

Ip, Grace W. M. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Psychol, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Singapore 117548, Singapore

[3] Hong Kong Shue Yan Univ, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 57卷 / 01期

关键词：

folkbiology; knowledge enrichment; conceptual change; behavioral change; causal mechanism; infectious disease; germs; colds; biology; coherence;

D O I：

10.1016/j.cogpsych.2008.03.002

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Health education can offer a valuable window onto conceptual and behavioral change. In Study 1, we mapped out 3rd-grade Chinese children's beliefs about causes of colds and flu and ways they can be prevented. We also explored older adults' beliefs as a possible source of the children's ideas. In Study 2, we gave 3rd- and 4thgrade Chinese children either a conventional cold/flu education program or an experimental "Think Biology" program that focused on a biological causal mechanism for cold/flu transmission. The "Think Biology" program led children to reason about cold/flu causation and prevention more scientifically than the conventional program, and their reasoning abilities dovetailed with their mastery of the causal mechanism. Study 3, a modified replication of Study 2, found useful behavioral change as well as conceptual change among children who received the "Think Biology" program and documented coherence among knowledge enrichment, conceptual change, and behavioral change. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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