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ERIC Number: EJ718205
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Contextual Factors Affect Absent Reference Comprehension in 14-Month-Olds
Ganea, Patricia A.
Child Development, v76 n5 p989-998 Sep-Oct 2005
How do infants come to understand references to absent objects? 14-month-old infants first learned a name for a novel toy, which was then placed out of view. The infants who listened to a story mentioning the nonvisible object, looked, pointed, and searched for it more often than did infants who heard a story using a different name. Their behavior was affected by minor changes in context; they responded to the name of the out-of-view toy less often when it was not easily accessible or after a delay. These findings indicate that the development of absence reference comprehension depends on the interaction of representational and contextual factors.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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