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Leekam, Susan R.; Solomon, Tracy L.; Teoh, Yee-San – Developmental Science, 2010
Three experiments investigated the effect of an adult's social cues on 2- and 3-year-old children's ability to use a sign or symbol to locate a hidden object. Results showed that an adult's positive, engaging facial expression facilitated children's ability to identify the correct referent, particularly for 3-year-olds. A neutral facial expression…
Descriptors: Object Permanence, Cues, Nonverbal Communication, Adults
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Wishart, J. G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Social understanding is often thought to be relatively "protected" in children with Down's syndrome (DS) and to underlie the outgoing personality characteristically attributed to them. This paper draws together findings from our studies of behaviours during object concept testing, generally considered a theoretically "pure" measure of…
Descriptors: Object Permanence, Nonverbal Communication, Social Cognition, Cognitive Ability