Abstract
Two tasks requiring communicative role taking were administered to 96 1st- and 5th-grade Israeli children in 2 kibbutzim or a large city. It was predicted that the greater peer interaction experienced by Ss in the kibbutz would enhance their role-taking abilities. Results confirm this prediction. Ss from the kibbutz were better able to decenter in formulating a novel message to a listener (Task I) and to differentiate better between a child and adult listener in formulating a message (Task 2). 5th graders performed better on both tasks than 1st graders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 450-455 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Developmental psychology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1977 |
Keywords
- peer interaction, communicative role taking skills, kibbutz vs city reared 1st vs 5th graders, Israel