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Do Japanese children say `yes' to their mothers? A naturalistic study of response bias in parent-toddler conversations

Kyoto University

Shoji Itakura

Kyoto University

This study investigated the situations in which children say `yes' in response to yes-no questions. Japanese-speaking children aged 2;0—3;11 (N=38) were asked yes-no questions by their own mothers at home. Children showed a strong yes bias. The results, combined with those of earlier studies, suggest that a yes bias is a general phenomenon. In addition, young Japanese children showed Japanese-specific response tendencies.

Key Words: Cognitive development • cross-cultural differences • parent-child interaction • response bias • yes bias

First Language, Vol. 27, No. 4, 421-429 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0142723707081653


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