This study investigated the nature of infants' difficulty understanding references to hidden inaccessible objects. Twelve-month-old infants (N = 32) responded to the mention of objects by looking at, pointing at, or approaching them when the referents were visible or accessible, but not when they were hidden and inaccessible (Experiment I). Twelve-month-olds (N = 16) responded robustly when a container with the hidden referent was moved from a previously inaccessible position to an accessible position before the request, but failed to respond when the reverse occurred (Experiment II). This suggests that infants might be able to track the hidden object's dislocations and update its accessibility as it changes. Knowing the hidden object is currently inaccessible inhibits their responding. Older, 16-month-old (N = 17) infants' performance was not affected by object accessibility.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12656DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

hidden inaccessible
12
references hidden
8
inaccessible objects
8
hidden
6
inaccessible
5
reach mind?
4
mind? infants'
4
infants' comprehension
4
comprehension references
4
objects study
4

Similar Publications

Unravelling hidden text and figures in paper-based archival documents with micro-spatially offset Raman spectroscopy imaging.

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc

December 2024

Institute of Heritage Science, National Research Council (CNR ISPC), Via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy. Electronic address:

The preservation of paper-based archival documents is crucial for safeguarding historical and cultural heritage. Some records possess visually inaccessible text or images because of previous conservation measures, their method of construction, or historic damage. Micro-spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (micro-SORS) has emerged as a promising method for probing below or through opaque material substrates non-invasively.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Analysis of chemical exchange in iridium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes using heteronuclear parahydrogen-enhanced NMR.

Commun Chem

December 2024

Section Biomedical Imaging, Molecular Imaging North Competence Center (MOIN CC), Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Kiel, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 14, 24118, Kiel, Germany.

The signal amplification by reversible exchange process (SABRE) enhances NMR signals by unlocking hidden polarization in parahydrogen through interactions with to-be-hyperpolarized substrate molecules when both are transiently bound to an Ir-based organometallic catalyst. Recent efforts focus on optimizing polarization transfer from parahydrogen-derived hydride ligands to the substrate in SABRE. However, this requires quantitative information on ligand exchange rates, which common NMR techniques struggle to provide.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Chiral spin-liquid-like state in pyrochlore iridate thin films.

Nat Commun

November 2024

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.

Article Synopsis
  • Pyrochlore iridates are notable for studying complex phenomena due to their strong spin-orbit coupling, electronic interactions, and geometrically frustrated lattice structures.
  • In thin films of (111) YIrO with thicknesses ≤30 nm, researchers found a unique quantum disordered state at temperatures as low as 5 K, which was characterized by dispersionless magnetic excitations.
  • Below approximately 125 K, an anomalous Hall effect suggests the existence of chiral spin configurations, attributed to magnetic frustration in the lower-dimensional structure that leads to spin-liquid behavior without long-range order.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Vertically Expanded Crystalline Porous Covalent Organic Frameworks.

J Am Chem Soc

November 2024

Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City 350207, China.

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) can be developed for molecular confinement and separation. However, their proximate π stacks limit the interlayer distance to be only 3-6 Å, which is too small for guests to enter. As a result, COFs block access to the - space and limit guest entry/exit strictly to only the pores along the direction.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Vertically Expanded Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Water Oxidation into Oxygen.

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl

November 2024

Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai NewCity, Fuzhou, 350207, China.

Covalent organic frameworks with unique π architectures and pores could be developed as photocatalysts for transformations. However, they usually form π-stacking layers, so that only surface layers function in photocatalysis. Here we report a strategy for developing vertically expanded frameworks to expose originally inaccessible active sites hidden in layers to catalysis.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!