Children think covering their eyes makes them invisible

Young children nearly universally seem to think that closing or covering their eyes makes them invisible to others. Cambridge researchers are finding out why.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have turned their attentions to this mystery by performing a variety of simple tests on groups of 3 and 4-year-old children. The researchers first placed the children in eye masks and asked them whether they could be seen by the researchers, as well as whether the researchers could see other adults if those adults were wearing eye masks. Nearly all the children felt that they were obscured from view as long as their eyes were masked, and most of them also thought the eye masks shielded the adults from view as well.

Samas aga avastasid uurijad, et laste selgitus sellele, mis "nähtamatus" tähendab, võib täiskasvanute tõlgendusest erineda. Mitmed lapsed ütlesid, et nende kehad jäävad maski kandes küll nähtavaks, kuid nad "ise" on siiski peidus. See näitab, et lapsed eristavad oma keha "iseendast". "Ise" paiknebki uuringus osalenud laste hinnangul just silmades.

From www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/why-do-children-think-covering-their-eyes-makes-them-invisible