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ERIC Number: EJ522954
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0009
Children's Comprehension of the Distinction Between "Want" and "Need."
Moore, Chris; And Others
Journal of Child Language, v22 n3 p687-701 Oct 1995
Examines the development of children's understanding of the difference between "want" and "need" in two different experiments. The first experiment required the children to respond verbally in choosing between the two concepts; the second required them to give an object to one of two characters who had made a request using either "want" or "need." (25 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Error Analysis (Language), Foreign Countries, Language Processing, Preschool Children, Toddlers, Verbs, Vocabulary Development
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Canada