Sidera Francesc, Serrat Elisabet, Rostan Carles, Sanz-Torrent Mònica
University of Girona, Spain.
J Genet Psychol. 2011 Jan-Mar;172(1):40-55. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2010.504761.
This research is aimed at comparing children's understanding of the distinction between external and internal emotion in deception and pretend play situations. A total of 337 children from 4 to 12 years of age participated in the study. Previous research suggests that in deception situations this understanding is very rudimentary at the age of 4 years, whereas 6-year-olds can articulate it in words. In the present work the children were asked to make this distinction in pretend play or deception tasks. The results show that in pretend play situations children start making this distinction at the age of 6 years, and their performance is better when the simulated emotion is negative rather than positive. These findings suggest that 4-year-olds are not aware that the emotions expressed in pretend play situations might be different from internal emotions.
本研究旨在比较儿童在欺骗和假装游戏情境中对外部情绪和内部情绪差异的理解。共有337名4至12岁的儿童参与了该研究。先前的研究表明，在欺骗情境中，4岁儿童对这种理解非常初步，而6岁儿童能用语言表达出来。在本研究中，要求儿童在假装游戏或欺骗任务中做出这种区分。结果表明，在假装游戏情境中，儿童6岁时开始做出这种区分，当模拟情绪为消极而非积极时，他们的表现更好。这些发现表明，4岁儿童并未意识到假装游戏情境中表达的情绪可能与内部情绪不同。
