Expectation violation enhances the development of new abstract syntactic representations: evidence from an artificial language learning study

Prediction error is known to enhance priming effects for familiar syntactic structures; it also strengthens the formation of new declarative memories. Here, we investigate whether violating expectations may aid the acquisition of new abstract syntactic structures, too, by enhancing memory for indivi...

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Main Authors: Emma Marsden, Giulia Bovolenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carnegie Mellon University Library Publishing Service 2021-10-01
Series:Language Development Research
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Online Access:https://lps.library.cmu.edu/LDR/article/id/428/