Visual Attention Is Not Enough: Individual Differences in Statistical Word-Referent Learning in Infants

Language Learning and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-49

  Smith, Linda B ^a   Yu, Chen ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84871862264     PISSN: 15475441     EISSN: 15473341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2012.707104     Document Type: Article

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