The castaway island: Distinct roles of theory of mind and technical reasoning in cumulative technological culture.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: American Psychological Assn Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7502587 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1939-2222 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00221015 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Gen Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Washington, American Psychological Assn.
    • Subject Terms:
      Culture* ; Technology*; Cognition/*physiology ; Learning/*physiology ; Theory of Mind/*physiology; Adult ; Communication ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Problem Solving ; Students/psychology ; Students/statistics & numerical data ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Cumulative technological culture is an intriguing phenomenon whose cognitive bases remain a matter of debate. For the influential shared-intentionality theory, this phenomenon originates in theory-of-mind skills. Evidence challenges it, stressing the role of learners' technical-reasoning skills. This discrepancy might be explained by a more specific role of theory-of-mind skills, notably in situations where the teacher communicates with the learner without visual access to what the latter is doing. We tested this hypothesis using a microsociety paradigm where participants (n = 200) had to build the highest possible tower in 2 conditions: Monitoring (communication with visual access) and Blind (communication without visual access). We also assessed participants' theory-of-mind and technical-reasoning skills. Results indicated that learners' technical-reasoning skills predicted cumulative performance in both conditions, whereas teachers' theory-of-mind skills were involved only in the Blind condition. These findings confirm the distinct but complementary roles of theory-of-mind and technical-reasoning skills in cumulative technological culture. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
    • Grant Information:
      Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190514 Date Completed: 20200330 Latest Revision: 20200330
    • Publication Date:
      20240628
    • Accession Number:
      10.1037/xge0000614
    • Accession Number:
      31081664