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Direct linkHorst, Jessica S.; Scott, Emilly J.; Pollard, Jessica A. – Developmental Science, 2010
Previous research suggests that competition among the objects present during referent selection influences young children's ability to learn words in fast mapping tasks. The present study systematically explored this issue with 30-month-old children. Children first received referent selection trials with a target object and either two, three or…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Competition, Child Development, Science Education
