Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    If physical-object concepts emerge from repeated sensorim... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→Young infants expect that two physical objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time.

    If physical-object concepts emerge from repeated sensorimotor feedback rather than core cognition, the looking-time data reflects learned statistical regularities, not innate principles.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

    No one has weighed in yet. Be the first to share reasons for or against this statement.

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Key Terms

    Core cognition(as used in developmental psychology)
    Basic thinking abilities that humans are born with, without needing to learn them first—like an innate toolkit your brain comes pre-loaded with.
    Innate principles(as used in developmental philosophy)
    Rules or ways of understanding things that you're born with, rather than learning them through experience.
    Looking-time data(as used in developmental research)
    Scientific measurements of how long babies or young children stare at something, which researchers use to figure out what babies understand or find surprising.
    Physical-object concepts(as used in cognitive development)
    Your mental understanding of what a physical thing is—like a ball, a chair, or a person—based on your experience interacting with solid objects in the world.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.
    Sensorimotor feedback(as used in cognitive psychology)
    Information your brain gets from moving your body and sensing the results—like touching something hot and feeling pain, or reaching for a toy and grasping it.
    Statistical regularities(the basis of how grammar is supposedly learned)
    Patterns that appear when you look at lots of examples—like noticing that in English, certain words tend to follow other words in predictable ways.

    Connections

    2 topics

    Consciousness & Mind1 linkedPerception1 linked

    Related

    Young infants expect that two physical objects cannot occupy the same space at t...

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    0 (0 for, 0 against)
    Edits
    1 edit

    Open for perspectives

    This idea is waiting for its first supporting or challenging perspective.

    Share the first perspective