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| Child Study Journal | 4 |
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| Byrnes, James P. | 1 |
| Cocking, Rodney R. | 1 |
| Duff, Michele A. | 1 |
| Guajardo, Nicole Ruther | 1 |
| Hanes, Bailey F. | 1 |
| Prawat, Richard S. | 1 |
| Watson, Anne C. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedByrnes, James P.; Duff, Michele A. – Child Study Journal, 1988
Used a combination of observational and experimental methods to assess young children's (aged 2 years, 11 months to 4 years, 9 months) comprehension of "if" and "because" expressions. Found significant increases in spontaneous "if" and "because" expressions between 3 and 4 years, and improvement on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Psychological Studies
Peer reviewedWatson, Anne C.; Guajardo, Nicole Ruther – Child Study Journal, 2000
Investigated young children's ability to talk about representational aspects of pretense. Found that 5-year-olds, but very few 4-year-olds, can explain why certain actions should not be called pretending; young children discriminate between pictures of thinking and pretending based on a depiction of action; and preschoolers are less able than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Language Processing
Peer reviewedCocking, Rodney R. – Child Study Journal, 1977
This study examined the differential effects on a learning task of two different types of comprehension measures. (SB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Language Acquisition, Observational Learning
Peer reviewedPrawat, Richard S.; Hanes, Bailey F. – Child Study Journal, 1978
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Conservation (Concept)
