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Peer reviewedBrown, Jane R.; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Examined four-year olds' use of mental state terms in conversations. Found that more references to mental states were made in conversations with siblings and friends than with mothers. Frequent use of terms by both partners was related to cooperative interaction in child-friend and child-sibling dyads. Found associations with measures of language…
Descriptors: Child Language, Dialogs (Language), Interpersonal Communication, Parent Child Relationship
