Musical experience influences statistical learning of a novel language

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Shook, Anthony ^a   Marian, Viorica ^a   Bartolotti, James ^a   Schroeder, Scott R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTILINGUALISM; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; VERBAL LEARNING; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875772385     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5406/amerjpsyc.126.1.0095     Document Type: Article

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