When natural behavior engages working memory
Working memory (WM) enables temporary storage and manipulation of information, 1
supporting tasks that require bridging between perception and subsequent behavior. Its …
supporting tasks that require bridging between perception and subsequent behavior. Its …
MEWL: Few-shot multimodal word learning with referential uncertainty
Without explicit feedback, humans can rapidly learn the meaning of words. Children can
acquire a new word after just a few passive exposures, a process known as fast mapping …
acquire a new word after just a few passive exposures, a process known as fast mapping …
Evidence of bias against girls and women in contexts that emphasize intellectual ability.
Despite the numerous intellectual contributions made by women, we find evidence of bias
against them in contexts that emphasize intellectual ability. In the first experiment, 347 …
against them in contexts that emphasize intellectual ability. In the first experiment, 347 …
Using multidimensional scaling to quantify similarity in visual search and beyond
Visual search is one of the most widely studied topics in vision science, both as an
independent topic of interest, and as a tool for studying attention and visual cognition. A …
independent topic of interest, and as a tool for studying attention and visual cognition. A …
Learning through processing: Toward an integrated approach to early word learning
SC Meylan, E Bergelson - Annual review of linguistics, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Children's linguistic knowledge and the learning mechanisms by which they acquire it grow
substantially in infancy and toddlerhood, yet theories of word learning largely fail to …
substantially in infancy and toddlerhood, yet theories of word learning largely fail to …
Internal and external factors in heritage language acquisition: Evidence from heritage Russian in Israel, Germany, Norway, Latvia and the United Kingdom
In this paper, we consider elicited production data (real and nonce words tasks) from five
different studies on the acquisition of grammatical gender in Heritage Russian, comparing …
different studies on the acquisition of grammatical gender in Heritage Russian, comparing …
First steps into the pupillometry multiverse of developmental science
Pupillometry has been widely implemented to investigate cognitive functioning since
infancy. Like most psychophysiological and behavioral measures, it implies hierarchical …
infancy. Like most psychophysiological and behavioral measures, it implies hierarchical …
Robot teachers for children? Young children trust robots depending on their perceived accuracy and agency.
KA Brink, HM Wellman - Developmental Psychology, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Children acquire extensive knowledge from others. Today, children receive information from
not only people but also technological devices, like social robots. Two studies assessed …
not only people but also technological devices, like social robots. Two studies assessed …
How do autistic and neurotypical children's interests influence their accuracy during novel word learning?
Word learning depends on attention–children must focus on the right things at the right
times. However, autistic children often display restricted interests, limiting their intake of …
times. However, autistic children often display restricted interests, limiting their intake of …
Repetition across successive sentences facilitates young children's word learning.
JF Schwab, C Lew-Williams - Developmental psychology, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Young children who hear more child-directed speech (CDS) tend to have larger
vocabularies later in childhood, but the specific characteristics of CDS underlying this link …
vocabularies later in childhood, but the specific characteristics of CDS underlying this link …