Joint and individual tool making in preschoolers: From social to cognitive processes

Goenuel G., Hohenberger A., Corballis M., Henderson A. M. E.

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, cilt.28, sa.4, ss.1037-1053, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/sode.12373
  • Dergi Adı: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1037-1053
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: culture, divergent thinking, dyadic interaction, hierarchical representation, tool innovation, tool making, YOUNG-CHILDREN, INNOVATION, ONTOGENY, INSIGHT, BRAIN, TIME
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tool making has been proposed as a key force in driving the complexity of human material culture. The ontogeny of tool-related behaviors hinges on social, representational, and creative factors. In this study, we test the associations between these factors in development across two different cultures. Results of Study 1 with 5-to-6-year-old Turkish children in dyadic or individual settings show that tool making is facilitated by social interaction, hierarchical representation, and creative abilities. Results of a second explorative study comparing the Turkish sample with a sample of 5-to-6-year-old children in New Zealand suggest that tool innovation might be affected by culture, and that the role of cognitive and creative factors diminishes through social interaction in tool making.