Gerrans, P.2006-11-292006-11-292004Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2004; 27(1):107-1080140-525X1469-1825http://hdl.handle.net/2440/16163Individualism is not inconsistent with social interaction; it is required to explain it. Social exchanges, evidenced in gaze monitoring, social referencing, emotional responses, protodeclarative and imperative pointing, pretence, play, and conversation all play a role in development, but the nature of that role is opaque without an understanding of the cognitive mechanisms on which they depend.enCopyright © 2004 Cambridge University PressJournal article002004202610.1017/S0140525X043400330002241881000472-s2.0-464434234355867Gerrans, P. [0000-0002-1755-8727]