学前儿童因果推理发展研究述评

Research Review on the Development of Preschool Children’s Causal Reasoning

因果推理是人们在自然和社会环境中思考和解决复杂问题必不可少的认知要素,也是帮助人们与周围环境交互作用的重要的认知过程。国内外学者对儿童因果推理的研究已经取得了非常丰硕的成果。在综合国内外相关研究的基础上,从学前儿童因果推理的领域研究、情境(方式)研究等方面进行综述,并提出继续深化儿童推断物理世界因果关系能力的研究、重视把物理世界和社会世界结合起来研究学前儿童的因果推理、深入探究学前儿童因果推理的心理机制研究等七个方面的学前儿童因果推理发展研究的未来趋势。

causal inference is an indispensable cognitive element for people to think and solve complex problems in natural and social environment.It is also an important cognitive process to help people interact with the surrounding environment.Scholars have made great achievements in the research of children’s causal reasoning.On the basis of the relevant research,this paper summarizes the research in the field of preschool children’s causal reasoning and situation research and puts forward the future trend of preschool children’s causal reasoning.