Ownership Matters: People Possess a Naïve Theory of Ownership.
cognitive development
naïve theories
ownership
Journal
Trends in cognitive sciences
ISSN: 1879-307X
Titre abrégé: Trends Cogn Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9708669
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2019
02 2019
Historique:
received:
08
10
2018
revised:
27
11
2018
accepted:
28
11
2018
pubmed:
31
12
2018
medline:
29
1
2020
entrez:
31
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ownership is at the heart of people's daily activities and has been throughout history. People consider ownership when acting on objects, engaging in financial matters, and assessing the acceptability of actions. We propose that people's understanding of ownership depends on an early-emerging, causally powerful, naïve theory of ownership. We draw on research from multiple disciplines to suggest that, from childhood, a naïve theory of ownership includes ontological commitments, causal-explanatory reasoning, and unobservable constructs. These components are unlikely to stem from other core theories or from noncausal representations. We also address why people might have a naïve theory of ownership, how it develops across the lifespan, and whether aspects of this theory may be universal despite variation across cultures and history.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30594416
pii: S1364-6613(18)30280-8
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.11.008
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102-113Informations de copyright
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