Graham, SusanStock, Hayli R.Henderson, Annette M. E.2020-04-232020-04-232006-01Graham, S. A., Stock, H. R., & Henderson, A. M. E. (2006). Nineteen-Month-Olds' Understanding of the Conventionality of Object Labels Versus Desires. "INFANCY", 9(3), 341-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327078in0903_5http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111878https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43619We assessed 19-month-olds’ appreciation of the conventional nature of object labels versus desires. Infants played a finding game with an experimenter who stated her intention to find the referent of a novel word (word group), to find an object she wanted (desire group), or simply to look in a box (control group). A 2nd experimenter then administered a comprehension task to assess infants’ tendency to extend information to a 2nd person who was not present at the time of learning. Results indicate that infants chose the target object when the 2nd experimenter asked for the referent of the novel label but not when she requested the referent of her desire. These findings demonstrate that 19-month-olds understand that words are conventional, but desires are not.engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327078in0903_5