The Development of Social-Cognition in Deaf Preschool Children: A Pilot Study.

Young, Edward P.; Brown, S. Lane

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ERIC Number: ED209808

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1981-Mar

Pages: 8

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The Development of Social-Cognition in Deaf Preschool Children: A Pilot Study.

Young, Edward P.; Brown, S. Lane

Social cognitive abilities were evaluated in 23 deaf students (3 to 6 years old) through tasks requiring spatial perspective taking, cooperation, and receptive language. As hypothesized, language ability proved to be a prediction of both other variables, with the high correlation between language and perspective taking indicating a definite relationship. Special difficulties involved in comparative research with deaf and hearing children are noted. (CL)

Descriptors: Cooperation, Deafness, Development, Language Acquisition, Perspective Taking, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Receptive Language, Research Problems, Social Cognition, Social Development, Spatial Ability

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association (Atlanta, GA, March 25-28, 1981).