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Collaborative Partner or Social Tool? New Evidence for Young Children's Understanding of Joint Intentions in Collaborative Activities
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Warneken, Felix; Grafenhain, Maria; Tomasello, Michael – Developmental Science, 2012
Some children's social activities are structured by joint goals. In previous research, the criterion used to determine this was relatively weak: if the partner stopped interacting, did the child attempt to re-engage her? But re-engagement attempts could easily result from the child simply realizing that she needs the partner to reach her own goal…
Descriptors: Young Children, Adults, Cooperation, Interpersonal Relationship