| Acquisition of word-object associations by 14-month-old infants. | |
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PMID: 9823513 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The following experiments were designed to determine the age at which infants can first readily learn word--object pairings with only minimal exposure and without social or contextual support. To address this question, 8- to 14-month-old infants were tested on their ability to form word--object associations in a "switch" design. Infants were habituated to 2 word--object pairings and then tested with 1 trial that maintained a familiar word--object pairing and 1 that involved a familiar word and object in a new combination. Across 6 experiments, only 14-month-old infants formed word--object associations under these controlled testing conditions but appeared to do so only when the objects were moving. Although 8- to 12-month-olds did not form the associations, they appeared to process both the word and the object information. These studies provide strong evidence that 14-month-old infants can rapidly learn arbitrary associations between words and objects, that this ability appears to develop at about 14 months of age, and that the Switch design is a useful method for assessing word--object learning in infancy. |
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Authors:
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J F Werker; L B Cohen; V L Lloyd; M Casasola; C L Stager |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Developmental psychology Volume: 34 ISSN: 0012-1649 ISO Abbreviation: Dev Psychol Publication Date: 1998 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-03-11 Completed Date: 1999-03-11 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0260564 Medline TA: Dev Psychol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1289-309 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. jwerker@cortex.psych.ubc.ca |
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Age Factors Child Language* Female Humans Infant Language Development* Male Verbal Learning* Vocabulary* |
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HD 23397/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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