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1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

A basic study for constructing the model of infant's cognitive development : as examples of the domains of biology and physics.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09610092
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 実験系心理学
Research InstitutionOtemon Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

OCHIAI Masayuki  Otemon Gakuin University, Faculty of Humanics, Professor, 人間学部, 教授 (10098098)

Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1999
Keywordsnaive biology / naive physics / framework theory / understanding of the origin of things / nativism / connectionist's model / constructivism / cognitive developmental model
Research Abstract

The current year was the last year of my research ; the results of these three years were summarized.
First, the review of the papers concerning the infant's understanding of biology (naive biology) and physics (naive physics) was conducted and this showed that infants acquired the framework theory of biology and physics through comparatively a little experience by the special kind of learning. This also showed the difference between infants' naive biological theory and naive physics theory. It was shown that infants constructed the naive physics earlier than the naive biology.
Second, in order to examine this fact, the data concerning the infants' understanding of the origin of things were collected. The data showed that infants understood it categorically. Especially, The category of artifact was constructed earlier than other categories. Infants did not understand well about inanimate in the category of natural things. So infants did not establish the category of physics in this age. The data also showed that it was difficult for the infants to understand the plants. This meant that the categories such as artifact, inanimate, and animates were equally acquired.
The review of the papers concerning the cognitive developmental model such as innate theory (nativism) included the module theory and the constraints ; the empiricism included the information processing theory such as production theory and connectionist theory, constructivist's theory such as Piaget, and the Darwinism was conducted. It was proposed that the hybrid model of cognitive development was the best way for modeling in current states of data and tools for model.

  • Research Products

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All Publications (10 results)

  • [Publications] Ochiai, M: "A study of conceptual change by embracing the counter example"IIAS Reports No.1997-004. 131-139 (1997)

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  • [Publications] 落合正行: "ことばの意味の学習の前提条件とは何か ? ―大嶋論文に対するコメント―"心理学評論. 40. 379-381 (1997)

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  • [Publications] 落合正行: "乳幼児の生物の認識の発達"追手門学院大学人間学部紀要. 6. 1-27 (1998)

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  • [Publications] 吉田・中嶋・矢谷: "「学び」の人間学"晃洋書房. 258 (1998)

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  • [Publications] 正高信男: "赤ちゃんの認識世界"ミネルヴァ書房. 287 (1999)

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  • [Publications] Ochiai, M.: "A study of conceptual change by embracing the counter example"IIAS Reports Concept formation, thinking and their development. 1997-004. 131-139 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Ochiai, M.: "What is the prerequisite condition for the learning of word meaning? - Comment on Oshima's paper"Bulletin of Psychology, Special theme : Brain science of language. 40, No.3. 379-381 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Ochiai, M.: "Learning in early development"Yoshida, Nakajima & Yatani (Eds.) The humanics of 'learning' Koyoshobo. 51-72 (1998)

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  • [Publications] Ochiai, M.: "The development of infant's understanding of biology"Bulletin of Humanics, Otemon Gakuin University. 6. 1-27 (1998)

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  • [Publications] Ochiai, M.: "The acquisition of the knowledge for objects"Masataka (Ed.) The cognitive world of Infants. Mineruva-shobo. 199-229 (1999)

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