APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Parent-Infant Interaction Factors and Infants' Understanding of Cooperation
- Annette Henderson
The University of Auckland - Claudia Allen
University of Auckland - Chole Moore
University of Auckland - Kristina Wolsey
University of Auckland, New Zealand - Agnes Teo
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract
Very little is known about how cooperation develops. In a longitudinal study (N=200) we test how parents’ interaction style shapes infants’ cooperation understanding. Infants with directive parents at 10 months were less likely to understand cooperation at 12 months. A directive, leading parent interaction style hinders infants’ cooperation development.
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