Sensitivity of 24-Month-Olds to the Prior Inaccuracy of the Source: Possible Mechanisms

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-826

  Koenig, Melissa A ^a   Woodward, Amanda L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Selective learning; Selective trust; Toddlers; Word learning

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 77954648695     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019664     Document Type: Article

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