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McGonigle-Chalmers, Maggie; Slater, Hannah; Smith, Ashley – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Private speech utterances (PS) from 24 preschool children and 24 adults were obtained under (noninteracting) listener present and listener absent conditions using 2 tasks with an identical structure. Children produced significantly more PS in the listener present condition. Similar results were obtained with adults, albeit with a reduced incidence…
Descriptors: Inner Speech (Subvocal), Task Analysis, Problem Solving, Preschool Children
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Luce, Megan R.; Callanan, Maureen A.; Smilovic, Sarah – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Recent experimental research highlights young children's selectivity in learning from others. Little is known, however, about the patterns of information that children actually encounter in conversations with adults. This study investigated variation in parents' tendency to focus on testable evidence as a way to answer science-related questions…
Descriptors: Young Children, Learning Processes, Interpersonal Communication, Adults