Communicating to Learn: Infants’ Pointing Gestures Result in Optimal Learning

Volume: 89, Issue: 3, Pages: 941 - 960
Published: Dec 29, 2016
Abstract
Infants’ pointing gestures are a critical predictor of early vocabulary size. However, it remains unknown precisely how pointing relates to word learning. The current study addressed this question in a sample of 108 infants, testing one mechanism by which infants’ pointing may influence their learning. In Study 1, 18-month-olds, but not 12-month-olds, more readily mapped labels to objects if they had first pointed toward those objects than if...
Paper Details
Title
Communicating to Learn: Infants’ Pointing Gestures Result in Optimal Learning
Published Date
Dec 29, 2016
Volume
89
Issue
3
Pages
941 - 960
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