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Twelve-month-olds' comprehension and production of pointing.

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Behne, T; Liszkowski, U; Carpenter, M; Tomasello, M
Published in: The British journal of developmental psychology
September 2012

This study explored whether infants aged 12 months already recognize the communicative function of pointing gestures. Infants participated in a task requiring them to comprehend an adult's informative pointing gesture to the location of a hidden toy. They mostly succeeded in this task, which required them to infer that the adult was attempting to direct their attention to a location for a reason - because she wanted them to know that a toy was hidden there. Many of the infants also reversed roles and produced appropriate pointing gestures for the adult in this same game, and indeed there was a correlation such that comprehenders were for the most part producers. These findings indicate that by 12 months of age infants are beginning to show a bidirectional understanding of communicative pointing.

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Published In

The British journal of developmental psychology

DOI

EISSN

2044-835X

ISSN

0261-510X

Publication Date

September 2012

Volume

30

Issue

Pt 3

Start / End Page

359 / 375

Related Subject Headings

  • Task Performance and Analysis
  • Recognition, Psychology
  • Male
  • Infant Behavior
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Gestures
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Comprehension
 

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Behne, T., Liszkowski, U., Carpenter, M., & Tomasello, M. (2012). Twelve-month-olds' comprehension and production of pointing. The British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 30(Pt 3), 359–375. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-835x.2011.02043.x
Behne, Tanya, Ulf Liszkowski, Malinda Carpenter, and Michael Tomasello. “Twelve-month-olds' comprehension and production of pointing.The British Journal of Developmental Psychology 30, no. Pt 3 (September 2012): 359–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-835x.2011.02043.x.
Behne T, Liszkowski U, Carpenter M, Tomasello M. Twelve-month-olds' comprehension and production of pointing. The British journal of developmental psychology. 2012 Sep;30(Pt 3):359–75.
Behne, Tanya, et al. “Twelve-month-olds' comprehension and production of pointing.The British Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 30, no. Pt 3, Sept. 2012, pp. 359–75. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.2044-835x.2011.02043.x.
Behne T, Liszkowski U, Carpenter M, Tomasello M. Twelve-month-olds' comprehension and production of pointing. The British journal of developmental psychology. 2012 Sep;30(Pt 3):359–375.
Journal cover image

Published In

The British journal of developmental psychology

DOI

EISSN

2044-835X

ISSN

0261-510X

Publication Date

September 2012

Volume

30

Issue

Pt 3

Start / End Page

359 / 375

Related Subject Headings

  • Task Performance and Analysis
  • Recognition, Psychology
  • Male
  • Infant Behavior
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Gestures
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Comprehension