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Exposure to Co-Occurrence Regularities in Language Drives Semantic Integration of New Words
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Savic, Olivera; Unger, Layla; Sloutsky, Vladimir M. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2022
Human word learning is remarkable: We not only learn thousands of words but also form organized semantic networks in which words are interconnected according to meaningful links, such as those between "apple," "juicy," and "pear." These links play key roles in our abilities to use language. How do words become…
Descriptors: Semantics, Vocabulary Development, Language Usage, Eye Movements
Effects of Multimodal Presentation and Stimulus Familiarity on Auditory and Visual Processing
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Robinson, Christopher W.; Sloutsky, Vladimir M. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2010
Two experiments examined the effects of multimodal presentation and stimulus familiarity on auditory and visual processing. In Experiment 1, 10-month-olds were habituated to either an auditory stimulus, a visual stimulus, or an auditory-visual multimodal stimulus. Processing time was assessed during the habituation phase, and discrimination of…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Familiarity, Infants, Child Psychology
The Role of Words and Sounds in Infants' Visual Processing: From Overshadowing to Attentional Tuning
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Sloutsky, Vladimir M.; Robinson, Christopher W. – Cognitive Science, 2008
Although it is well documented that language plays an important role in cognitive development, there are different views concerning the mechanisms underlying these effects. Some argue that even early in development, effects of words stem from top-down knowledge, whereas others argue that these effects stem from auditory input affecting attention…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Infants, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Effects of Auditory Input in Individuation Tasks
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Robinson, Christopher W.; Sloutsky, Vladimir M. – Developmental Science, 2008
Under many conditions auditory input interferes with visual processing, especially early in development. These interference effects are often more pronounced when the auditory input is unfamiliar than when the auditory input is familiar (e.g. human speech, pre-familiarized sounds, etc.). The current study extends this research by examining how…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Auditory Stimuli, Child Development, Age Differences
Visual Processing Speed: Effects of Auditory Input on Visual Processing
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Robinson, Christopher W.; Sloutsky, Vladimir M. – Developmental Science, 2007
The ability to process simultaneously presented auditory and visual information is a necessary component underlying many cognitive tasks. While this ability is often taken for granted, there is evidence that under many conditions auditory input attenuates processing of corresponding visual input. The current study investigated infants' processing…
Descriptors: Infants, Visual Perception, Visual Stimuli, Cognitive Processes
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? The Flexible Nature of Modality Dominance in Young Children
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Napolitano, Amanda C.; Sloutsky, Vladimir M. – Child Development, 2004
When presented simultaneously with equally discriminable, but unfamiliar, visual and auditory stimuli, 4-year-olds exhibited auditory dominance, processing only auditory information ( Sloutsky & Napolitano, 2003). The current study examined factors underlying auditory dominance. In 6 experiments, 4-year-olds (N181) were presented with auditory and…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Auditory Stimuli, Preschool Children, Visual Stimuli