Flexibility in Problem Solving: Analogical Transfer of Tool Use in Toddlers Is Immune to Delay.

ABSTRACT: Solving problems that are perceptually dissimilar but require similar solutions is a key skill in everyday life. In adults, this ability, termed analogical transfer, draws on memories of relevant past experiences that partially overlap with the present task at hand. Thanks to this support from long-term memory, analogical transfer allows remarkable behavioral flexibility beyond immediate situations. However, little is known about the interaction between long-term memory and analogical transfer in development as, to date, they have been studied separately. Here, for the first time, effects of age and memory on analogical transfer were investigated in 2-4.5-olds in a simple tool-use setup. Children attempted to solve a puzzle box after training the correct solution on a different looking box

SUBMITTER: Bobrowicz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573132 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature