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The developmental process of the interpretation of ambiguous referents and its neural basis

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K13928
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Educational psychology
Research InstitutionKyushu Women's University

Principal Investigator

Murakami Taro  九州女子大学, 人間科学部, 講師 (20762074)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsコミュニケーション / 語用論 / 曖昧発話の解釈 / 心の理論 / 発達障害児 / NIRS / 語用論的コミュニケーション / 指示対象付与 / 幼児 / 他者視点取得 / 意図推論 / 発達障害 / 発達 / 他者意図理解 / 神経基盤
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study assessed preschoolers on their ability of disambiguation. Children participated in a reference assignment task in which an experimenter asked them to answer explicit (e.g. "What color is this?") and ambiguous (e.g. "What about this?") questions about colorful objects. The results showed that the ability of disambiguation based on a particular context develops between 3 and 5 years.
In terms of the developmental process, this ability related to Theory of Mind positively, but not to Perspective-taking. And, there was not observed the activation of the prefrontal cortex during the task, therefore the ability of disambiguation did not relate to Executive Function. Moreover, children with developmental disabilities showed a different tendency from typically developed children.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究が示した結果の学術的意義は、幼児期のコミュニケーション能力の発達過程について、実験心理学的なアプローチを行ったことである。他者の発話をどのように解釈するのかについての実験的な方法論はまだ確立されているとは言えず、その点で発達研究における新しい方法論の一つを提示したと言える。
また、発達障害児を対象とした調査から、発達障害(特に自閉症スペクトラム障害)を有する幼児の解釈傾向が示された。これらの結果から、発達障害のアセスメント・ツールとしての臨床有用性が示唆され、社会的意義をもつと言える。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 大学初年次における社会的スキルの自己認知・協同作業・批判的思考との関連 ~ 教員養成課程におけるグループワークを通した心理的変化 ~2020

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎・中村紗和子・谷口幹也
    • Journal Title

      信学技報

      Volume: 第119巻394号 Pages: 123-128

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Development in the interpretation of ambiguous referents in 3‐and 5‐year‐olds2019

    • Author(s)
      Murakami T., & Hashiya K.
    • Journal Title

      Infant and Child Development

      Volume: - Issue: 5 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.1002/icd.2137

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 絵本を題材とした活動が絵本への関心や知識に与える影響:保育者養成校におけるICT導入の取り組み2019

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎・奥村優子・服部正嗣・藤田早苗・小林哲生
    • Journal Title

      九州女子大学紀要

      Volume: 56巻第1号 Pages: 39-48

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 幼児における絵本の表紙選択の発達的検討:幼児の好む表紙と大人が読んであげた表紙は一致するか?2019

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎・小路由紀乃
    • Journal Title

      九州女子大学紀要

      Volume: 56巻第1号 Pages: 49-60

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 幼児における「笑わせ」行動の実験的検討2019

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎・近藤龍彰・平田莉恵
    • Journal Title

      信学技法

      Volume: 118 Pages: 49-52

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 絵本の絵への視覚的選好に関する検討2019

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎・奥村優子・服部正嗣・藤田早苗・小林哲生・上田彩乃・木本安美
    • Journal Title

      信学技法

      Volume: 118 Pages: 53-58

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 保育者養成における芸術表現の可能性ー山口とも「ガラクタ「えんそう会」を手がかりにー2018

    • Author(s)
      谷口幹也・中村紗和子・村上太郎
    • Journal Title

      九州女子大学紀要

      Volume: 55 Pages: 35-46

    • NAID

      120006560934

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 曖昧な指示対象の解釈時における前頭葉領域賦活の検討2020

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎・森口佑介
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第31回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Developmental linkage between the interpretation of ambiguous referent, Theory of Mind, and perspective-taking.2019

    • Author(s)
      Taro Murakami
    • Organizer
      XVI European Congress of Psychology
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Influence of collaborative learning on the acquisition of metacognitive skills via learners’ social skills.2019

    • Author(s)
      Tomohiro Nabeta, Taro Murakami, Sawako Nakamura,& Mikiya Taniguchi
    • Organizer
      XVI European Congress of Psychology
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Openness to ambiguity hypothesis: the interpretation of ambiguous referents in preschoolers with developmental disorder2019

    • Author(s)
      Taro Murakami
    • Organizer
      International Congress of Psychology
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Introducing the Problem Based Learning to a musical play that aimed at improving the expressiveness in preschool workers training institution2019

    • Author(s)
      Sawako Nakamura & Taro Murakami
    • Organizer
      International Congress of Psychology
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 幼児における「笑わせ」行動2019

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第30回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 幼児の絵本選好と大人の絵本選択は一致するか?2018

    • Author(s)
      村上太郎
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会第82回大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 幼児における曖昧発話の解釈ー焦点化する側面を要因とした検討ー2018

    • Author(s)
      村上 太郎
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会第29回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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