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Aussems, Suzanne and Vogt, Paul (2015) Adults track multiple hypotheses simultaneously during word learning. In: 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Austin, Texas, 23-25 Jul 2015. Published in: Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society pp. 118-123. ISBN 9780991196722.
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Abstract
Cross-situational learning is a basic mechanism that enables people to infer the correct referent for a novel word by tracking multiple hypotheses simultaneously across exposures. Previous research has shown that adults are capable of exploiting cross-situational information, but recently this gradual statistical learning mechanism has been put under debate by researchers who argue that people learn via a fast mapping procedure. We compared the performance of adult participants on a word learning task in which information was manipulated cross-situationally with the performance of simulated learning strategies. Experimental evidence indicates that adults use cross-situational learning, which appears to be a robust mechanism that facilitates word learning even under cognitively demanding circumstances.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society | ||||
| Publisher: | Cognitive Science Society | ||||
| ISBN: | 9780991196722 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2015 | ||||
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| Page Range: | pp. 118-123 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Title of Event: | 37th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society | ||||
| Type of Event: | Other | ||||
| Location of Event: | Austin, Texas | ||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 23-25 Jul 2015 | ||||
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