Decisions, decisions: Infant language learning when multiple generalizations are possible

Louann Gerken

doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2005.03.003

Decisions, decisions: Infant language learning when multiple generalizations are possible

Louann Gerken

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Abstract

Two experiments presented infants with artificial language input in which at least two generalizations were logically possible. The results demonstrate that infants made one of the two generalizations tested, the one that was most statistically consistent with the particular subset of the data they received. The experiments shed light on how learners might go about solving the induction problem for human language.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	B67-B74
Journal	Cognition
Volume	98
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2005.03.003
State	Published - Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Language and Linguistics
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience

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