Children request teaching when asking for names of objects

Sidney Strauss*, Margalit Ziv

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We propose that in addition to children's requests for word names being a reflection of an understanding of the referential nature of words, they may also be requests for adult's teaching. These possible requests for teaching among toddlers, along with other indications, suggest that teaching may be a natural cognition that may be related to the development of theory of mind.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1118-1119
Number of pages2
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume24
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2001

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