Young children interpret some acts performed by adults as normatively governed, that is, as
capable of being performed either rightly or wrongly. In previous experiments, children have …

We investigated the emergence in infancy of a preference to imitate individuals who display
confidence over lack of confidence. Eighteen‐and 24‐month‐olds (N= 70) were presented …

These studies investigated two hundred and forty‐four 24‐and 30‐month‐olds' sensitivity to
generic versus nongeneric language when acquiring knowledge about novel kinds …

Learning what others know, especially experts, is a crucial shortcut to understanding the
world. Other people's actions and utterances are thus a powerful source of evidence …

We investigate whether preschoolers' word learning is selectively attuned to learning word–
referent links that they expect will be relevant to their everyday communicative contexts. In …

We examined whether the distinction between generic and nongeneric language provides
toddlers with a rapid and efficient means to learn about kinds. In Experiment 1, we examined …

Hearing generic or other kind-relevant claims can influence the use of information from
direct observations in category learning. In the current study, we ask how both adults and …

Generic sentences (eg,“Birds lay eggs”) convey generalizations about entire categories and
may thus be an important source of knowledge for children. However, these sentences …

Generic language (eg,“tigers have stripes”) leads children to assume that the referenced
category (eg, tigers) is inductively informative and provides a causal explanation for the …

Native English-speaking children prefer native English speakers over foreign-accented
English speakers (Girard & Goslin, 2008; Kinzler et al., 2009; Kinzler et al., 2011). Young …