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Learning to Communicate from Models: Children Confuse Length with Information.
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Whitehurst, Grover J.; And Others – Child Development, 1981
Investigates why young children become redundant and informative speakers after listening to nonredundant and informative speakers. The authors conclude that children confuse the length of a message with information. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Research, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition
The Effects of Redundant Communications on Listeners: When More Is Less.
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Sonnenschein, Susan – Child Development, 1982
Three experiments investigated the conditions under which redundant verbal information would facilitate a listener's performance. Kindergarteners, first graders, and fourth graders were asked to select which of several groups of pictures a message (either redundant or constructive) described. Verbal redundancy was found to facilitate only older…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Elementary School Students