Nonegocentric Communication Abilities in Preschool Children.

MARATSOS, MICHAEL P. Nonegocentric Communication Abilities in Preschool Children. CHLD DEVELOPMENT, 1973, 44, 697-700. A very simple referential communication task was administered to 3-5-year-old Ss. Each S communicated either to an E who apparently could not see the referents that S was referring to or to an E who could see the referents. The Ss communicating to an apparently blind E were far more explicit verbally than those communicating to an E who could see.