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Domain-specific constraints of conceptual development

Giyoo Hatano

Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

Kayoko Inagaki

Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Although we have made much progress in understanding the growth of mind by shifting from Piagetian theory to a variety of views of conceptual development as the domain-specific construction of knowledge under constraints, the key notion of "constraints" is not yet well articulated. As a result, the views have not yet constituted a coherent theory that replaces Piagetian theory. In this article, after summarising "dominant" views of conceptual development, we reconceptualise the notion of "innate constraints", more specifically as preferences and biases that serve as learning mechanisms, not as innate knowledge or representational contents. We then propose to expand the notion of "constraints" to include interactive, sociocultural constraints as well as internal, cognitive ones, which enable even young children to acquire knowledge in uniquely human ways. We believe that these formulations make the current views of conceptual development better specified and more comprehensive. Finally we offer our prospect for the future of conceptual development theories.

International Journal of Behavioral Development, Vol. 24, No. 3, 267-275 (2000)
DOI: 10.1080/01650250050118240
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