Pointing behavior in infants reflects the communication partner's attentional and knowledge states: a possible case of spontaneous informing.

Inferring the epistemic states of others is considered to be an essential requirement for humans to communicate; however, the developmental trajectory of this ability is unclear. The aim of the current study was to determine developmental trends in this ability by using pointing behavior as a depend...

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Main Authors: Xianwei Meng, Kazuhide Hashiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4161458?pdf=render