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Direct linkGelman, Susan A.; Ware, Elizabeth A.; Manczak, Erika M.; Graham, Susan A. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
The present studies test 2 hypotheses: (1) that pedagogical contexts especially convey generic information (Csibra & Gergely, 2009) and (2) that young children are sensitive to this aspect of pedagogy. We examined generic language (e.g., "'Elephants' live in Africa") in 3 studies, focusing on informational versus narrative children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Childrens Literature, Parent Child Relationship
