Face time: Effects of shyness and attention to faces on early word learning

Face time: Effects of shyness and attention to faces on early word learning

Previous research has shown that shyness affects children’s attention during the disambiguation of novel words via fast-mapping. The current study examined whether shyness also affects children’s attention when eye-gaze cues to novel word meaning are present. 20- to 26-month-old children’s (N = 31)...

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Main Authors: Gert Westermann, Katherine E. Twomey, Matt Hilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carnegie Mellon University Library Publishing Service 2023-06-01
Series:Language Development Research
Subjects:
temperament
referent selection
retention
early childhood
eye-tracking
Online Access:https://lps.library.cmu.edu/LDR/article/id/652/

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