Learning in Infancy

Rebecca L. Gómez

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.21823-3

Learning in Infancy

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The study of infant learning has undergone radical changes in recent years, from an emphasis on classical and operant conditioning in the early 1900s to virtual oblivion during the early years of the Chomskian revolution, to a revival in recent years with the discovery of powerful statistical learning abilities. This article provides a brief history of learning and summarizes the emerging literature on infant statistical learning in the context several problems faced by infant learners.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	249-259
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128165119
ISBN (Print)	9780128165126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.21823-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

Classical conditioning
Event memory
Generalization
Language acquisition
Learning
Memory reconsolidation
Nature
Nurture
Observational learning
Operant conditioning
Reinforcement
Sleep and learning
Statistical learning
Transitional probabilities

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General Social Sciences

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