The vocabulary spurt predicts the emergence of backward semantic inhibition in 18‐month‐old toddlers

The current study examines the relationship between 18‐month‐old toddlers’ vocabulary size and their ability to inhibit attention to no‐longer relevant information using the backward semantic inhibition paradigm. When adults switch attention from one semantic category to another, the former and no‐l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Developmental science 2019-03, Vol.22 (2), p.e12754-n/a
Hauptverfasser:	Chow, Janette, Aimola Davies, Anne M., Fuentes, Luis J., Plunkett, Kim
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Attention inhibition Lexical semantics Mental lexicon Preschool children Semantic categories Semantics toddler Toddlers vocabulary Vocabulary development Vocabulary size
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