Do You Do as I Do?: Young Toddlers Prefer and Copy Toy Choices of Similarly Acting Others
Do You Do as I Do?: Young Toddlers Prefer and Copy Toy Choices of Similarly Acting Others
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DOI：
10.1111/infa.12142
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
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影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Hunnius, Sabine
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作者：
Gerson, Sarah A.;Bekkering, Harold;Hunnius, Sabine
认识到自己和他人的行为之间的相似之处，对于确定与谁联系和向谁学习很重要。在这项研究中，40名19个月大的学步儿童在木偶选择了与他们相同的玩具时进行了识别。与选择其他玩具的木偶相比，蹒跚学步的孩子更喜欢选择与自己相同的玩具的木偶，当他们拿到新奇的玩具时，他们会通过选择与那个木偶相同的玩具来改变他们随后的行为。幼儿的行为不是基于木偶的可感知特征(例如，与自己相似的口音或语言)，也不是基于木偶与首选玩具之间的联系(如在控制条件下评估的)。结果表明，幼儿通过比较自己和木偶的动作，识别并认识到自己和木偶在动作选择上的相似性。识别这种相似性对于儿童发展对他人的理解和参与与他人的互动至关重要。
Recognizing similarity between one's own and others' actions is important for identifying others with whom to affiliate and from whom to learn. In this study, 40 19-month-old toddlers recognized when a puppet chose the same toys as them. Toddlers preferred to affiliate with a puppet who chose the same toys as themselves relative to a puppet who chose other toys and they modified their subsequent behavior by choosing the same toys as that puppet when presented with novel toys. Toddlers' actions were not based on perceivable features of the puppet (e.g., similar accent or language as oneself) or an association between the puppet and the preferred toys (as assessed in a control condition). Results indicate that toddlers identified and recognized the similarity in action choices between themselves and the puppet via comparison between their own and the puppets' actions. Identifying this similarity is critical for children's developing understanding of and engagement in interactions with others.