Novel Labels Support 10-Month-Olds' Attention to Novel Objects

Autor/inn/en	Mather, Emily; Plunkett, Kim
Titel	Novel Labels Support 10-Month-Olds' Attention to Novel Objects
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 105 (2010) 3, S.232-242 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0965
DOI	10.1016/j.jecp.2009.11.004
Schlagwörter	Novelty (Stimulus Dimension); Infants; Attention; Familiarity; Eye Movements; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Aufmerksamkeit; Augenbewegung; Experimentelle Psychologie; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	What is the source of the "mutual exclusivity" bias whereby infants map novel labels onto novel objects? In an intermodal preferential looking task, we found that novel labels support 10-month-olds' attention to a novel object over a familiar object. In contrast, familiar labels and a neutral phrase gradually reduced attention to a novel object. Markman (1989, 1990) argued that infants must recall the name of a familiar object to exclude it as the referent of a novel label. We argue that 10-month-olds' attention is guided by the "novelty" of objects and labels rather than knowledge of the names for familiar objects. Mutual exclusivity, as a language-specific bias, might emerge from a more general constraint on attention and learning. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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