Propose but verify: Fast mapping meets cross-situational word learning

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-156

  Trueswell, John C ^a   Medina, Tamara Nicol ^a   Hafri, Alon ^a   Gleitman, Lila R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross situational word learning; Fast mapping; One trial learning; Statistical learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84869056401     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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