Event Perception by Children in the Early Stages of Language Production.

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Title: Event Perception by Children in the Early Stages of Language Production.
Authors: Robertson, Steven S., Suci, George J.
Source: Child Development. Mar1980, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p89-96. 8p.
Subjects: Picture perception, Interest (Psychology), Psycholinguistic ability testing, Gender, Filmstrips, Children
Abstract: The distribution of attention to the actors in a visual event and the influence of linguistic variables on attention were studied. 1-word and 2-word children viewed a filmed event that portrayed a brief agent-action- recipient sequence in the presence of a nonparticipant. The event was accompanied by linguistic input that was general or named an actor. A habituation paradigm was used with a cardiac response measure. Response recovery to brief occlusions of the actors in the test trials indicated the existence of a neutral period before the action began during which attention was evenly distributed across the actors. During and after the action, the agent commanded a priority in the distribution of attention. Naming an actor had a strong directing influence on attention in the neutral period and more limited effects on attention during and after the action. There were no effects of sex or language status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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