Experience‐Driven Semantic Differentiation: Effects of a Naturalistic Experience on Within‐and Across‐Domain Differentiation in Children
Experience‐Driven Semantic Differentiation: Effects of a Naturalistic Experience on Within‐and Across‐Domain Differentiation in Children
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经验驱动的语义分化：自然体验对儿童内部和跨领域分化的影响
DOI：
10.1111/cdev.13369
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Fisher, A.V.
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作者：
Vales, C;States, S.L;Fisher, A.V.
有组织的语义网络反映了知识领域内和知识领域之间的区别，对于更高层次的认知至关重要。因此，理解语义结构如何随着经验而变化是发展科学中的一个基本问题。本研究探讨了4-6岁儿童（N= 29）在参加当地植物园的丰富计划后语义结构的变化。本研究提出了第一个直接证据，即（a）对某一领域中的项目的经验积累促进了域内和跨域语义分化的增加，以及（B）这种经验驱动的语义分化推广到非经验项目。这些发现对理解经验在构建语义网络中的作用，以及对丰富经验对学术成功的贡献的概念化具有影响。
Organized semantic networks reflecting distinctions within and across domains of knowledge are critical for higher‐level cognition. Thus, understanding how semantic structure changes with experience is a fundamental question in developmental science. This study probed changes in semantic structure in 4–6 year‐old children (N= 29) as a result of participating in an enrichment program at a local botanical garden. This study presents the first direct evidence that (a) the accumulation of experience with items in a domain promoted increases in both within‐ and across‐domain semantic differentiation, and that (b) this experience‐driven semantic differentiation generalized to nonexperienced items. These findings have implications for understanding the role of experience in building semantic networks, and for conceptualizing the contribution of enrichment experiences to academic success.