Decisions, decisions: infant language learning when multiple generalizations are possible

Two experiments presented infants with artificial language input in which at least two generalizations were logically possible. The results demonstrate that infants made one of the two generalizations tested, the one that was most statistically consistent with the particular subset of the data they...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cognition 2006, Vol.98 (3), p.B67-B74
1. Verfasser:	Gerken, LouAnn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis of Variance Biological and medical sciences Child development Decision making Developmental psychology Empirical research Experiments Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Generalization Generalization (Psychology) Humans Infancy Infant Infants Language Language Acquisition Language Development Learning Newborn. Infant Psycholinguistics Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Regression analysis Thinking
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Zusammenfassung:	Two experiments presented infants with artificial language input in which at least two generalizations were logically possible. The results demonstrate that infants made one of the two generalizations tested, the one that was most statistically consistent with the particular subset of the data they received. The experiments shed light on how learners might go about solving the induction problem for human language.
ISSN:	0010-0277 1873-7838
DOI:	10.1016/j.cognition.2005.03.003