The Role of Competition in Word Learning via Referent Selection

Autor/inn/en	Horst, Jessica S.; Scott, Emilly J.; Pollard, Jessica A.
Titel	The Role of Competition in Word Learning via Referent Selection
Quelle	In: Developmental Science, 13 (2010) 5, S.706-713 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-755X
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00926.x
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Competition; Child Development; Science Education; Evaluation Methods; Tests; Retention (Psychology); Cognitive Mapping; Word Recognition; Task Analysis; Language Acquisition; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Wettkampf; Kindesentwicklung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Merkfähigkeit; Worterkennung; Aufgabenanalyse; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Korrelation
Abstract	Previous research suggests that competition among the objects present during referent selection influences young children's ability to learn words in fast mapping tasks. The present study systematically explored this issue with 30-month-old children. Children first received referent selection trials with a target object and either two, three or four competitor objects. Then, after a short delay, children were tested on their ability to retain the newly fast-mapped names. Overall, the number of competitors did not affect children's ability to form the initial name-object mappings. However, only children who encountered few competitors during referent selection demonstrated significant levels of retention. Results and implications are discussed in terms of the role of competition in studies of children's fast mapping. The relationship between referent selection and full word learning is also discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10