Nonegocentric Communication Abilities in Preschool Children.

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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]