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Abstract：
Children grow up surrounded by opportunities to learn (the language of their community, the movements of their body, other people\'s preferences and mental lives, games, social norms, etc.). Here, we find that toddlers (N = 36; age range 2.3-3.2 years) rely on a logical reasoning strategy, Disjunctive Inference (i.e., A OR B, A is ruled out, THEREFORE, B), across a variety of situations, all before they have any formal education or extensive experience with words for expressing logical meanings. In learning new words, learning new facts about a person, and finding the winner of a race, toddlers systematically consider and reject competitors before deciding who must be the winner. This suggests that toddlers may have a general-purpose logical reasoning tool that they can use in any situation.
摘要：
孩子们在成长过程中被学习的机会包围着(他们社区的语言，他们身体的运动，其他人的偏好和精神生活，游戏,社会规范,等。).这里,我们发现幼儿(N=36；年龄范围2.3-3.2岁)依赖于逻辑推理策略，析取推理(即，A或B，A被排除在外,因此,B),在各种情况下，在他们接受过任何正规的教育或有表达逻辑意义的词语的丰富经验之前。在学习新单词时，学习一个人的新事实，找到比赛的胜利者，幼儿在决定谁必须是赢家之前，系统地考虑和拒绝竞争对手。这表明，幼儿可能有一个通用的逻辑推理工具，他们可以在任何情况下使用。
