Attention to Stimuli, Verbal Labeling, and Question Asking in Referential Communication

This study evaluated the effects of age, the dyad's attention to and verbal labeling of target and nontarget stimuli, and listener instructions to ask questions on referential communication in 48 five-year-old and 48 eight-year-old dyads. A MANOVA for dyad activities indicated both age and dyad...

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Published in:The Journal of general psychology 1984-04, Vol.110 (2), p.267-274
Main Authors: Quay, Lorene C., Mathews, Marilyn, Hough, Ruth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Communication
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Language Development
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Semantics
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
Speech Perception
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Summary:This study evaluated the effects of age, the dyad's attention to and verbal labeling of target and nontarget stimuli, and listener instructions to ask questions on referential communication in 48 five-year-old and 48 eight-year-old dyads. A MANOVA for dyad activities indicated both age and dyad-activities differences. The dyads that located and verbally labeled the critical attributes were superior to the dyads that simply located the critical attributes and to control dyads on speaker performance. A MANOVA for listener instructions to ask questions yielded no age differences on the number of questions asked and no interaction between age and instructions to ask questions. It indicated that listeners instructed to ask questions and control listeners differed on the number of questions asked but not on communication accuracy.
ISSN:0022-1309
1940-0888
DOI:10.1080/00221309.1984.9709971