Mitchell, Munno, and Russell (1991) Found That Children Aged About

Multiple Choice

Mitchell, Munno, and Russell (1991) found that children aged about 5 years seem to understand that listeners sometimes are able to interpret imprecise descriptions of things but they are not sensitive to:

A) A peer being upset
B) Other people's emotional states
C) The communicative value of messages that vary in imprecision
D) Other people's feelings when they say something hurtful
E) Ambient noise