The development of cognitive offloading: Children's use of thinking tools

认知卸载的发展：儿童对思维工具的使用

• 批准号: DE210100005
• 负责人: Dr Jonathan Redshaw
• 金额: $ 31.73万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE210100005
• 关键词: development; cognitive; offloading; Children; use

Modern humans routinely use external thinking tools (e.g., calculators, GPS, smartphones) to solve problems that we once solved internally: a behaviour termed cognitive offloading. This developmental psychology project aims to chart the processes underlying children's use of such tools, and to uncover the associated benefits and harms. Using innovative methods specifically designed for children, the project expects to greatly advance scientific understanding of one of the most powerful facets of human behaviour. Expected outcomes include knowledge of critical factors that promote and impede efficient use of thinking tools. This knowledge will provide significant benefits, such as an enhanced capacity to train children to be more proficient.

现代人类通常使用外部思维工具（例如计算器，GPS，智能手机）来解决我们曾经在内部解决的问题：一种称为认知卸载的行为。这个发展心理学项目旨在绘制儿童使用此类工具的基础过程，并揭示相关的益处和危害。该项目使用专门为儿童设计的创新方法，可以极大地提高对人类行为最有力的方面之一的科学理解。预期的结果包括了解促进和阻碍有效利用思维工具的关键因素的知识。这些知识将带来重大的好处，例如培训儿童更精通的能力增强。