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Peer reviewedPlumert, Jodie M.; Hawkins, Aimee M. – Child Development, 2001
Examined in 4 experiments 3- and 4-year-olds' ability to communicate about containment and proximity relations. Found that when describing where a toy mouse was hidden, children were more likely to successfully disambiguate a small landmark when it was in, rather than next to, the large landmark. Three-year-olds initiated searches faster when the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bias, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills
