Statistical learning in typically developing children: The role of age and speed of stimulus presentation

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 464-473

  Arciuli, Joanne ^a   Simpson, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TIME; VISION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79953772729     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00937.x     Document Type: Article

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