ERIC Number: EJ1059895
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-1547-5441
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Procedural Learning and Individual Differences in Language
Lee, Joanna C.; Tomblin, J. Bruce
Language Learning and Development, v11 n3 p215-236 2015
The aim of the current study was to examine different aspects of procedural memory in young adults who varied with regard to their language abilities. We selected a sample of procedural memory tasks, each of which represented a unique type of procedural learning, and has been linked, at least partially, to the functionality of the corticostriatal system. The findings showed that variance in language abilities is associated with performance on different domains of procedural memory, including the motor domain (as shown in the pursuit rotor task), the cognitive domain (as shown in the weather prediction task), and the linguistic domain (as shown in the nonword repetition priming task). These results implicate the corticostriatal system in individual differences in language.
Descriptors: Memory, Individual Differences, Task Analysis, Prediction, Priming, Language Skills, Correlation, Language Processing, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Language Impairments, Learning Processes, Young Adults, Longitudinal Studies, Scores, Nonverbal Ability, Multivariate Analysis, Multiple Regression Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Iowa
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01-DC007643-05