| Автор | STRIANO, TRICIA |
| Автор | ROCHAT, PHILIPPE |
| Автор | LEGERSTEE, MARIA |
| Дата выпуска | 2003 |
| dc.description | In a first study, we considered whether modelling and the type of an adultʼs request influenced childrenʼs ability at 1;8 and 2;2 to comprehend gestures and replica objects as symbols for familiar objects. In a second study, we evaluated whether modelling and type of request influenced childrenʼs ability at 1;8 (N=24) to understand unfamiliar (i.e. unconventional) objects as symbols. Results of Study 1 indicated that children at 2;2 comprehended a gesture as a symbol in the absence of any previous model demonstration. All children comprehended a replica as standing for another object, although modelling marginally improved childrenʼs performance at 2;2 and decreased performance at 1;8. In general, the type of request did not influence childrenʼs comprehension of gestures or replicas as symbols. Results of Study 2 showed that modelling and request type did not influence childrenʼs understanding of objects that are unconventional and novel, as symbols. The studies converge to suggest that symbolic comprehension is a highly context-dependent ability that continues to develop over the second year. |
| Издатель | Cambridge University Press |
| Название | The role of modelling and request type on symbolic comprehension of objects and gestures in young childrenThis research was supported by grant SBR-9507773 from the National Science Foundation to P. Rochat and by the Max Plank Institute to Tricia Striano. We thank Amanda Kaye and Yafit Tako for help in conducting this experiment. We also thank Laura Namy and Aimee Campbell for helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. |
| DOI | 10.1017/S0305000902005524 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1469-7602 |
| Print ISSN | 0305-0009 |
| Журнал | Journal of Child Language |
| Том | 30 |
| Первая страница | 27 |
| Последняя страница | 45 |
| Аффилиация | STRIANO TRICIA; Max Planck Institute; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Cultural Ontogeny |
| Аффилиация | ROCHAT PHILIPPE; Emory University |
| Аффилиация | LEGERSTEE MARIA; York University |
| Выпуск | 1 |
