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(1992) Social referencing and the social construction of reality in infancy, Dordrecht, Springer.
Two directions stand out in the current rethinking of development during infancy; one emphasizes the biologically given abilities and inclinations of the infant as a foundation for development, while the other stresses the infant's social orientation and involvement from the earliest days of life. These two directions converge in studies of preverbal communication. The earliest communicative exchanges between infants and their adult partners are thought to rely on the sensitivity of both partners to certain aspects of human action, which seem to have biologically given significance. In the course of social exchanges, however, an infant's developing understanding of reality is influenced by the meanings and interpretations given to actions and events by those interacting with the infant. Thus, the cultural understanding of the world soon begins to be reflected in various facets of infant activities.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-2462-9_6
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Užgiris, I. , Kruper, J. C. (1992)., The links between imitation and social referencing, in S. Feinman (ed.), Social referencing and the social construction of reality in infancy, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 115-148.
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