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@article{item_3562422,
title = {{The role of conventionality and design in children{\textquoteright}s function judgments about malfunctioning artifacts}},
author = {Fong, Frankie T. K. and Puebla, Guillermo and Nielsen, Mark},
language = {eng},
isbn = {0022-0965},
doi = {10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105835},
publisher = {Academic Press Inc.},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-04},
abstract = {{This study investigated the individual influences of conventionality and designer{\textquoteright}s intent on function judgments of possibly malfunctioning artifacts. Children aged 4 and 5 years and 6 to 8 years were presented with stories about an artifact with two equally plausible functions, one labeled as either conventional or designed. Subsequently, a character attempted to use the artifact for the cued function, which resulted in either malfunction or successful use. The children{\textquoteright}s task was to identify the real function of the artifact. When the use attempt succeeded, 4- and 5-year-olds preferred conventional functions to the alternative (but did not show a clear preference between design functions and the alternative), and 6- to 8-year-olds preferred conventional and designed functions to the alternative. In case of malfunction, children{\textquoteright}s choices were at chance, where the effect of either conventional or design cues was less salient. This contrasts with a baseline condition where children avoided the malfunctioning alternatives. Presenting additional cues about an artifact{\textquoteright}s function can affect function judgments in cases of malfunction.}},
journal = {{Journal of Experimental Child Psychology}},
volume = {240},
eid = {105835},
}