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ERIC Number: EJ1127308
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1524-8372
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"Not See, Not Hear, Not Speak": Preschoolers Think They Cannot Perceive or Address Others without Reciprocity
Moll, Henrike; Khalulyan, Allie
Journal of Cognition and Development, v18 n1 p152-162 2017
A curious phenomenon in early social-cognitive development has been identified: Preschoolers deny that they can see others who cannot also see them (Russell, Gee, & Bullard, 2012). The exclusive focus on vision has suggested that this effect is limited to gaze, but children's negations might reflect a broader phenomenon that extends to vocal communication. In Experiment 1 (N = 24), 3- to 4-year-olds were asked if they could "see" an agent whose "eyes" were covered, "hear" an agent whose "ears" were covered, and "speak to" an agent whose "mouth" was covered. In all cases, negative responses were more frequent than in a control condition in which the facial area was unoccluded. Experiment 2 (N = 24) provided evidence that children's negations did not result from a misunderstanding of the questions. The findings suggest that young children apply a principle of reciprocal relatedness that is not limited to gaze.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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