Impact of Language Familiarity on Abstract Pattern Recognition in 9- to 12-Month-Old Infants
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| Title: | Impact of Language Familiarity on Abstract Pattern Recognition in 9- to 12-Month-Old Infants |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Althéa Fratacci (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Behavioral Development. 2024 48(3):222-228. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Language Acquisition, Infants, Pattern Recognition, Cognitive Processes, Familiarity, Native Language, Task Analysis, German, French, Comparative Analysis, Visual Stimuli, Recognition (Psychology), Preferences, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Infant Behavior, Foreign Countries, Second Languages, Auditory Stimuli |
| Geographic Terms: | France |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254241230643 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
| Abstract: | Previous studies found an impact of language familiarity on face recognition in 9- and 12-month-olds. Own race faces are better recognized when associated with native language, whereas for other race faces, it is with non-native language. The aim of this study is to investigate if language familiarity can also influence abstract pattern recognition. We tested 9- to 12-month-old monolingual infants with a visual paired-comparison task. During a 30-s familiarization phase, infants were shown an image of abstract patterns associated with an auditory soundtrack of a speaker reciting a story either in their native (French) or in a non-native language (German). After the familiarization, the familiar and a new abstract pattern were displayed side by side for the recognition test. We found a significant preference for the novel object in the native language condition but not in the non-native condition. These results suggest that language familiarity effects on infant memory are not specific to faces but also influence, on a larger scale, how infants process their immediate visual environment. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1424523 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Previous studies found an impact of language familiarity on face recognition in 9- and 12-month-olds. Own race faces are better recognized when associated with native language, whereas for other race faces, it is with non-native language. The aim of this study is to investigate if language familiarity can also influence abstract pattern recognition. We tested 9- to 12-month-old monolingual infants with a visual paired-comparison task. During a 30-s familiarization phase, infants were shown an image of abstract patterns associated with an auditory soundtrack of a speaker reciting a story either in their native (French) or in a non-native language (German). After the familiarization, the familiar and a new abstract pattern were displayed side by side for the recognition test. We found a significant preference for the novel object in the native language condition but not in the non-native condition. These results suggest that language familiarity effects on infant memory are not specific to faces but also influence, on a larger scale, how infants process their immediate visual environment. |
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| ISSN: | 0165-0254 1464-0651 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01650254241230643 |
