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Gweon, Hyowon; Shafto, Patrick; Schulz, Laura – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Effective communication requires knowing the "right" amount of information to provide; what is necessary for a naïve learner to arrive at a target hypothesis may be superfluous and inefficient for a knowledgeable learner. The current study examines 4- to 7-year-olds' developing sensitivity to overinformative communication and their…
Descriptors: Young Children, Interpersonal Communication, Prior Learning, Knowledge Level
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Johnson, Kathy E.; Scott, Paul; Mervis, Carolyn B. – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Four studies examined developmental differences in the representation of basic-subordinate inclusion relationships in three-, five-, and seven-year olds and undergraduates. Found that even three-year olds showed rudimentary knowledge of the asymmetry of inclusion. There was a marked developmental gap between producing subordinate category names…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Development, Children