Emotional consistency as a signal for word learning in early development

2026/07/24 by Wei Fang, Christine E. Potter, Naiqi G. Xiao
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Child and Animal Learning Development #Child development #Cognitive development #Consistency (knowledge bases) #Language Development and Disorders #Language acquisition #Language development #Statistical learning #Williams Syndrome Research #Word (group theory) #Word learning

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2026.106606

published in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 272, 106606 (Elsevier BV)

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