Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ439974
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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The Nonreciprocating Robot: Effects on Verbal Discourse, Social Play, and Social Referencing at Two Years of Age.
Dunham, Philip; And Others
Child Development, v62 n6 p1489-1502 Dec 1991
Children who interacted with a robot that spoke reciprocally to them uttered more speech that maintained the topic of conversation, and engaged in more verbally mediated social play than children who interacted with a randomly speaking robot. Gender differences in children's looking at their mother in the room were observed. (BC)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Play, Robotics, Sex Differences, Toddlers, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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