Are children as egocentric as adults think?

The present article explores when children start developing perspective-taking when they participate in conversation. That is, when they start taking their interlocutors’ needs and experiences into account when tailoring their utterances. According to recent research, children are believed to show i...

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Autor: Val Mejuto, Janire
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Publicaciones Didácticas
Repositorio:Publicaciones Didácticas. repositorio oai
OAI Identifier:oai:publicacionesdidacticas.com:100174
Acceso en línea:https://publicacionesdidacticas.com/hemeroteca/articulo/100174
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:perspective-taking
egocentric perspective taking
child conversation
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Sumario:The present article explores when children start developing perspective-taking when they participate in conversation. That is, when they start taking their interlocutors’ needs and experiences into account when tailoring their utterances. According to recent research, children are believed to show initial stages of perspective taking development as early as three years of age, contrary to previous evidence which suggested that children were egocentric speakers who did not consider their interlocutors’ needs in conversation.