曼德勒的“知觉分析”理论及其意义

Mandler's Hypothesis of "Perceptual Analysis" and Its Signicamce

曼德勒提出"知觉分析"理论来解释儿童概念起源。她假设概念获得是与知觉相分离的。该理论面临一些理论困难:1)知觉与概念的分离是否可能,2)一些基本概念界定模糊。尽管如此,"知觉分析"理论仍然对儿童概念获得问题做出了有效的解释。我们提倡将"知觉分析"理论和"心理理论"、"推理"和"心理模块性"等领域结合,可以克服"知觉分析"理论自身的困难,也可以对这些领域的研究提供实证支持。

Mandler＇s hypothesis of ＂Perceptual Analysis＂ solved the problem of concept-acquisition. She distinguished percept from concept, and suggested ＂image-schemas＂ as the composition of primary concepts. But some challenges confronted Mandler＇ s hpyothesis such as（ 1 ） whether percept and concept could be separated from each other and （2） .some core concepts of her hypothesis hadn＇t been well defined. Still, the hypothesis can well solve the problem of concept-acquisition. We suggest that Mandler＇s hypothesis be combined with ＂theory of mind＂, ＂inference＂ and ＂modularity of mind＂ so that Mandler＇s problems can be solved and the studies in the relevant fields can be solidly supported.