Spelke Elizabeth S, Kinzler Katherine D
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Dev Sci. 2007 Jan;10(1):89-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00569.x.
Human cognition is founded, in part, on four systems for representing objects, actions, number, and space. It may be based, as well, on a fifth system for representing social partners. Each system has deep roots in human phylogeny and ontogeny, and it guides and shapes the mental lives of adults. Converging research on human infants, non-human primates, children and adults in diverse cultures can aid both understanding of these systems and attempts to overcome their limits.
人类认知部分基于用于表征物体、动作、数字和空间的四种系统。它也可能基于用于表征社会伙伴的第五种系统。每个系统在人类系统发育和个体发育中都有深厚的根源，并指导和塑造着成年人的精神生活。对不同文化中的人类婴儿、非人类灵长类动物、儿童和成年人进行的综合研究，有助于理解这些系统，并尝试克服它们的局限性。
