The Effect of Learning Experiences and Context on Infant Imitation and Generalization

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Emily J. H.; Herbert, Jane S.
Titel	The Effect of Learning Experiences and Context on Infant Imitation and Generalization
Quelle	In: Infancy, 13 (2008) 6, S.596-619 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-0008
Schlagwörter	Infants; Generalization; Imitation; Learning Experience; Memory; Observational Learning; Context Effect; Foreign Countries; Infant Behavior; United Kingdom (Sheffield) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Lernerfahrung; Gedächtnis; Imitationslernen; Ausland
Abstract	Over the first years of life, infants gradually develop the ability to retrieve their memories across cue and contextual changes. Whereas maturational factors drive some of these developments in memory ability, experiences occurring within the learning event may also impact infants' ability to retrieve memories in new situations. In 2 experiments we examined whether it was possible to facilitate 12-month-old infants' generalization of learning in the deferred imitation paradigm by varying experiences before or during the demonstration session, or during the retention interval. In Experiment 1, altering the length, timing, or variability of training had no impact on generalization; infants showed a low, but consistent level of memory retrieval. In Experiment 2, infants who experienced a unique context for encoding and retrieval exhibited generalization; infants who experienced the context prior to the demonstration session, or during the retention interval, did not. Specificity is a robust feature of infant memory and is not substantially altered by encoding experiences in an observational learning paradigm. Previous history with a learning environment can, however, impact the flexibility of memory retrieval. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10