本研究對14個4到12歲的小孩，以講故事及測驗的方式，來探討小孩對故事中擬人化情節的接受性，以及小孩的泛靈觀與其對故事接受性之間的關係。小孩對故事的接受性，以小孩對故事情節會不會覺得奇怪來衡量。研究結果顯示，小孩對故事中擬人化情節會感到奇怪，主要是因為故事情節不符合小孩的認知、不符合小孩的經驗、不合理。小孩對故事中擬人化情節不會感到奇怪，主要是因為故事好玩、故事是假的、故事情節合理。具高度泛靈觀的小孩對故事中擬人化情節的接受度較低，但低度泛靈觀的小孩對故事中擬人化情節的接受度則無特定的趨勢。小孩的幽默態度及對情境的分辨，亦被認為是影響小孩對故事中擬人化情節接受度的因素。

This study investigates children’s attitude toward the use of personification in a story. Subjects are 14 children at age 4 to 12. Children’s attitude toward the story is defined by the way they receive the passages containing personification as being strange or not strange. Three major reasons are identified explaining why children find the use of personification strange: 1.when the content of the story contradicts children’s knowledge, 2.when the content of the story contradicts children’s experience, and 3.when the content of the story is unreasonable. Other three major reasons are identified that explain why children find the use of personification not strange:1.because the story is fun, 2.because the story is not real, and 3.because the content of the story is reasonable.