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How do different types of toys influence the complexity of children's play?
Title
How do different types of toys influence the complexity of children's play?.
Creator
Schultz, Patricia P., Greif, Marissa, Graduate College
Date Issued
2011-04-08
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3164794
Subject Headings
Toys, Play, Child development
Format
Document (PDF)
Young children's artifact conceptualization
Title
Young children's artifact conceptualization: a child centered approach.
Creator
Schultz, Patricia P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
One of the most fundamental functions of human cognition is to parse an otherwise chaotic world into different kinds of things. The ability to learn what objects are and how to respond to them appropriately is essential for daily living. The literature has presented contrasting evidence about the role of perpetual features such as artifact appearance versus causal or inductive reasoning in chldren's category distinctions (e.g., function). The present project used a child-initiated inquiry...
Show moreOne of the most fundamental functions of human cognition is to parse an otherwise chaotic world into different kinds of things. The ability to learn what objects are and how to respond to them appropriately is essential for daily living. The literature has presented contrasting evidence about the role of perpetual features such as artifact appearance versus causal or inductive reasoning in chldren's category distinctions (e.g., function). The present project used a child-initiated inquiry paradigm to investigate how children conceptualize artifacts, specifically how they prioritize different types of information that typify not only novel but also familiar objects. Results underscore a hybrid model in which perceptual features and deeper properties act synergistically to inform children's artifact conceptualization. Function, however, appears to be the driving force of this relationship.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3320103
Subject Headings
Cognition in children, Child development, Reasoning in children, Reasoning (Psychology)
Format
Document (PDF)