Browsing Psychology by Author "Silva, Janel"
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Executive functioning moderates associations between shyness and pragmatic abilities
Nilsen, Elizabeth S.; Silva, Janel; McAuley, Tara; Floto, Shanan (Wiley, 2020-09-26)While elevated shyness is associated with weaker pragmatic language abilities for some children, not all shy children demonstrate pragmatic challenges. Understanding the factors that may account for this variability is ... -
How to turn that frown upside down: Children make use of a listener’s facial cues to detect and (attempt to) repair miscommunication
Bacso, Sarah A.; Nilsen, Elizabeth S.; Silva, Janel (Elsevier, 2021-07)Communication involves the integration of verbal and nonverbal cues. This study assessed preschool-age children’s ability to use their conversational partner’s facial expression to determine whether the partner required ...