Verbal?Behavioral Dissociations in Development
- 1 November 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Child Development
- Vol. 77 (6), 1539-1553
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00956.x
Abstract
Verbal and behavioral measures of children's knowledge are frequently dissociated. These situations represent a largely untapped but important resource for furthering an understanding of human cognition. In this paper, verbal-behavioral dissociations in children are discussed and analyzed, drawing from a wide range of domains. The article explores what might lead to different responses in different modalities, and it is proposed that children's goals may be an important factor. It is concluded that a variety of factors are involved in producing these dissociations, and that a richer picture of development will result from attention to these factors.Keywords
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