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Direct linkDewar, Kathryn; Xu, Fei – Developmental Psychology, 2007
In 3 experiments, 9-month-old infants' expectations for what distinct count noun labels refer to were investigated. In Experiment 1, a box was opened to reveal 2 objects inside during familiarization: either 2 identical objects or 2 different objects. Test trials followed the same procedure, except before the box was opened, the contents were…
Descriptors: Nouns, Infants, Expectation, Familiarity
Peer reviewedStemmer, Nathan – Language and Speech, 1973
Argues that first language acquisition is essentially based on a process very similar to classical conditioning. (TO)
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Research
