Psychological Essentialism Flashcards
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Psychological essentialism:
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A way of reasoning about the world, dea that something is what it is because of some sort of intrinsic, immutable property, Shaped by our language (especially nouns)
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3 parts of psychological essentialism
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Predictions of essentialism
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Essentialism and social groups
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Causes of children essentializing
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Importance of noun labels
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Ex parenting
Child will internalize “___ is a slob” vs “___ didnt clean he room)
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For adults and children, noun labels indicate that a category
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Supports more inferences
Provides more information about essence
Is central to identity of object
Enduring and permanent
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Minimal Group bias:
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