The development of preschoolers' appreciation of communicative ambiguity

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dc.contributor.authorNilsen, Elizabeth S.
dc.contributor.authorGraham, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T16:55:46Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T16:55:46Z
dc.date.issued2012-01
dc.description.abstractUsing a longitudinal design, preschoolers' appreciation of a listener's knowledge of the location of a hidden sticker after the listener was provided with an ambiguous or unambiguous description was assessed. Preschoolers (N=34) were tested at 3 time points, each 6 months apart (4, 4½, and 5 years). Eye-gaze measures demonstrated that preschoolers were sensitive to communicative ambiguity, even when the situation was unambiguous from their perspective. Preschoolers' explicit evaluations of ambiguity were characterized by an initial appreciation of message clarity followed by an appreciation of message ambiguity. Children's inhibitory control skills at 4-years-old related to their explicit detection of ambiguity at later ages. Results are discussed in terms of the developmental progression of preschoolers' awareness of communicative ambiguity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNilsen, E. S., & Graham, S. A. (2012). The development of preschoolers' appreciation of communicative ambiguity. "Child Development". 2012: 83(4). pp. 1400-1415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01762.xen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01762.xen_US
dc.identifier.issn0009-3920
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112021
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSociety for Research In Child Developmenten_US
dc.publisher.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Waterlooen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.titleThe development of preschoolers' appreciation of communicative ambiguityen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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