Comment on "Infants' perseverative search errors are induced by pragmatic misinterpretation".

Full Abstract

Topál et al. (Reports, 26 September 2008, p. 1831) proposed that infants' perseverative search errors can be explained by ostensive cues from the experimenter. We use the dynamic field theory to test the proposal that infants encode locations more weakly when social cues are present. Quantitative simulations show that this account explains infants' performance without recourse to the theory of natural pedagogy.

Author information

Author/s: Spencer, John P (JP); Dineva, Evelina (E); Smith, Linda B (LB);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology and Delta Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. john-spencer(-atsign-)uiowa.edu

Grants: R01-MH062480 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.) (Science), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 325 (issue 5948) : pp 1624; author reply 1624

Dates: Created 2009/09/25; Completed 2009/10/09;

PMID: 19779175, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/9/2009, IMS Date: )

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Comments and Corrections

CommentOn: Science. 2008 Sep 26;321(5897):1831-4. (PMID: 18818358)

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