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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