Rapid Word Learning in 13- and 18-Month-Olds

Four studies assessed whether children, before and after experiencing word naming explosion, differed in their ability to learn a new word after limited exposure. Both 13- and 18-month olds showed comprehension of the new word, even after a 24-hour delay, suggesting that, well before the productive...

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Published inDevelopmental psychology Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 553
Main Author Woodward, Amanda L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.1994
Subjects
Age Differences
Developmental Stages
Infants
Language Acquisition
Object Naming
Recall (Psychology)
Vocabulary Development
Word Recognition
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Summary:Four studies assessed whether children, before and after experiencing word naming explosion, differed in their ability to learn a new word after limited exposure. Both 13- and 18-month olds showed comprehension of the new word, even after a 24-hour delay, suggesting that, well before the productive naming explosion, children can quickly learn a new object label. (MDM)
ISSN:0012-1649
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.30.4.553