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- The commentary supports J. Kagan's (2008) assertion that many findings in early perceptual, cognitive, and social abilities are unclear and calls for more comprehensive research methods to clarify these results.
- It emphasizes the importance of studying early competencies within a longitudinal framework to track development over time and understand the potential for regression in skills.
- Additionally, the commentary highlights the need to assess the consistency of competencies across different contexts to avoid over-interpretation of findings.
Article Abstract
This commentary endorses J. Kagan's (2008) conclusion that many of the most dramatic findings on early perceptual, cognitive, and social competencies are ambiguous. It supports his call for converging research operations to disambiguate findings from single paradigms and single response indices. The commentary also argues that early competencies must be placed into a longitudinal framework, thereby allowing researchers to (a) identify whether regressive phenomena play a role in skill development, (b) understand what functions (if any) given skills play in their precocious manifestations and whether these functions are comparable in later instantiations of skills, and (c) avoid rich interpretations by identifying how robust a suspected competency is across contexts.
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