Effects of Stimulus Abstractness and Familiarity on Listener's Performance in a Communication Task.

Grushcow, Rochelle; Gauthier, Joan Preston

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Publication Date: 1971

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Effects of Stimulus Abstractness and Familiarity on Listener's Performance in a Communication Task

Grushcow, Rochelle; Gauthier, Joan Preston

Child Development, 42, 3, 956-958, Sep 71

Two implications for communication research are evidenced by the results of this study. 1) Junior Kindergarten children are capable of decoding information communicated in terms of descriptions rather than object names; 2) the young listener's performance is a function of the degree of abstractness of the referent. (WY)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Kindergarten Children, Middle Class, Task Performance, Verbal Communication

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