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Function is not the sum of an object’s parts

Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 300 - 323
Published: Dec 27, 2018
Abstract
Prior research shows adults believe objects exist for specialised purposes. This “one tool, one function” cognitive bias promotes efficient mastery of artefact function but could mean individuals overlook an object’s suitability for other functions. Across three studies, the initial trajectory of learning about functions was investigated to better depict when adults are constrained versus open in the assignment of functions to objects. Studies 1...
Paper Details
Title
Function is not the sum of an object’s parts
Published Date
Dec 27, 2018
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
300 - 323
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