We expected children to respond to this question by referring to the animals from the relevant scenario. Of key interest was whether children would respond using generic language or non-generic language—whether children would give answers like ‘‘fish,” which is generic, or answers like ‘‘those fish,” which is non-generic. However, some children did not give the relevant animals and instead gave other answers (e.g., naming other animals, saying ‘‘I do”). When this happened, the experimenter asked the follow-up question ‘‘Who else?” or ‘‘Is there anyone else who likes to hide behind rocks?” The trial ended when children produced the correct type of animal or indicated that they were finished answering. In addition, if children were silent for more than 5 s, the experimenter repeated the question. Occasionally, children would not produce an answer at all, and the trial was cut off after three prompts.
We expected children to respond to this question by referring to the animals from the relevant scenario. Of key interest was whether children would respond using generic language or non-generic language—whether children would give answers like ‘‘fish,” which is generic, or answers like ‘‘those fish,” which is non-generic. However, some children did not give the relevant animals and instead gave other answers (e.g., naming other animals, saying ‘‘I do”). When this happened, the experimenter asked the follow-up question ‘‘Who else?” or ‘‘Is there anyone else who likes to hide behind rocks?” The trial ended when children produced the correct type of animal or indicated that they were finished answering. In addition, if children were silent for more than 5 s, the experimenter repeated the question. Occasionally, children would not produce an answer at all, and the trial was cut off after three prompts.
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