婴儿道德研究中的定义与发展过程
Definitions and Developmental Processes in Research on Infant Morality.
作者信息
Dahl Audun
机构信息
Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley.
出版信息
Hum Dev. 2014 Aug;57(4):241-249. doi: 10.1159/000364919.
Key terms in research on moral development also exist in everyday language. Tafreshi and her colleagues (2014) propose that researchers should use terms in ways consistent with their usage by non-researchers. This commentary questions this claim, and argues for the importance of providing clear and explicit definitions of terms such as "morality" and "innate," of showing caution when attributing evaluations and judgments to infants, and of considering developmental processes preceding and succeeding the abilities demonstrated using looking-time and related measures. Progress is unlikely to result from conceptual analysis alone. However, conceptual clarity will make it easier to see what theories agree and disagree about as well as how opposing claims can be tested empirically.
道德发展研究中的关键术语在日常语言中也存在。塔弗雷希及其同事（2014年）提出，研究人员应按照非研究人员的使用方式来使用术语。本评论对这一观点提出质疑，并主张为诸如“道德”和“天生的”等术语提供清晰明确的定义，在将评价和判断归因于婴儿时要谨慎，以及考虑使用注视时间和相关测量方法所展示能力之前和之后的发展过程，其重要性。仅靠概念分析不太可能取得进展。然而，概念清晰将更容易看清各种理论的共识与分歧，以及如何通过实证检验相互对立的观点。
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