The First Slow Step: Differential Effects of Object and Word-Form Familiarization on Retention of Fast-Mapped Words
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| Title: | The First Slow Step: Differential Effects of Object and Word-Form Familiarization on Retention of Fast-Mapped Words |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kucker, Sarah C., Samuelson, Larissa K. |
| Source: | Infancy. May-Jun 2012 17(3):295-323. |
| Availability: | Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Familiarity, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Infants, Language Acquisition, Vocabulary Development, Cognitive Mapping, Task Analysis, Role, Naming, Retention (Psychology), Language Processing |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2011.00081.x |
| ISSN: | 1525-0008 |
| Abstract: | Recent research demonstrated that although 24-month-old infants do well on the initial pairing of a novel word and novel object in fast-mapping tasks, they are unable to retain the mapping after a 5 min delay. The current study examines the role of familiarity with the objects and words on infants' ability to bridge between the initial fast mapping of a name and object, and later retention in the service of slow mapping. Twenty-four-month-old infants were familiarized with either novel objects or novel names prior to the referent selection portion of a fast-mapping task. When familiarized with the novel objects, infants retained the novel mapping after a delay, but not when familiarized with the novel words. This suggests familiarity with the object versus the word form leads to differential encoding of the name-object link. We discuss the implications of this finding for subsequent slow mapping. (Contains 5 figures and 3 footnotes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 34 |
| Entry Date: | 2013 |
| Accession Number: | EJ999323 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Recent research demonstrated that although 24-month-old infants do well on the initial pairing of a novel word and novel object in fast-mapping tasks, they are unable to retain the mapping after a 5 min delay. The current study examines the role of familiarity with the objects and words on infants' ability to bridge between the initial fast mapping of a name and object, and later retention in the service of slow mapping. Twenty-four-month-old infants were familiarized with either novel objects or novel names prior to the referent selection portion of a fast-mapping task. When familiarized with the novel objects, infants retained the novel mapping after a delay, but not when familiarized with the novel words. This suggests familiarity with the object versus the word form leads to differential encoding of the name-object link. We discuss the implications of this finding for subsequent slow mapping. (Contains 5 figures and 3 footnotes.) |
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| ISSN: | 1525-0008 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1532-7078.2011.00081.x |
