Ascribing understanding to ourselves and others.

IF 12.3 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY American Psychologist Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-27 DOI:10.1037/amp0001244
David R Olson
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We commonly attribute an understanding of language to others including very young infants, and, more controversially, to other animals and computers. Although we adults attribute or "ascribe" understanding to very young children, only in the late preschool years do the children themselves begin to ascribe understanding to themselves and others a competence that comes with learning the meaning of the word "understand." It is argued that ascription of understanding to others allows the creation of shared belief while self-ascription allows one to introspect on one's understanding: to know that one understands, to understand expressions that young children would simply reject as false, and to understand hypotheticals and counterfactuals. This competence applies to both understanding spoken expressions and reading comprehension. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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把理解归于自己和他人。
我们通常把理解语言的能力归因于他人,包括非常年幼的婴儿,更有争议的是,我们把理解语言的能力归因于其他动物和计算机。虽然我们成年人认为或“归因于”非常年幼的孩子的理解能力,但只有在学龄前的最后几年,孩子们自己才开始认为理解自己和他人是一种能力,这种能力伴随着学习“理解”这个词的含义而来。有人认为,将理解归因于他人可以创造共同的信念,而自我归因于可以让一个人反思自己的理解:知道自己理解,理解年幼的孩子会简单地拒绝为错误的表达,并理解假设和反事实。这种能力既适用于理解口语表达,也适用于阅读理解。(PsycInfo数据库记录(c) 2023 APA,版权所有)。
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期刊介绍: Established in 1946, American Psychologist® is the flagship peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the American Psychological Association. It publishes high-impact papers of broad interest, including empirical reports, meta-analyses, and scholarly reviews, covering psychological science, practice, education, and policy. Articles often address issues of national and international significance within the field of psychology and its relationship to society. Published in an accessible style, contributions in American Psychologist are designed to be understood by both psychologists and the general public.
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