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Zamuner, Tania S.; Fais, Laurel; Werker, Janet F. – Developmental Science, 2014
A central component of language development is word learning. One characterization of this process is that language learners discover objects and then look for word forms to associate with these objects (Mcnamara, 1984; Smith, 2000). Another possibility is that word forms themselves are also important, such that once learned, hearing a familiar…
Descriptors: Infants, Language Acquisition, Word Recognition, Associative Learning
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Pirogovsky, Eva; Murphy, Claire; Gilbert, Paul E. – Developmental Science, 2009
Associative learning is critical to normal cognitive development in children. However, young adults typically outperform children on paired-associate tasks involving visual, verbal and spatial location stimuli. The present experiment investigated cross-modal odour-place associative memory in children (7-10 years) and young adults (18-24 years).…
Descriptors: Children, Young Adults, Associative Learning, Cognitive Development