When a word is worth more than a picture: Words lower the threshold for object identification in 3-year-old children
A large literature shows strong developmental links between early language abilities and later cognitive abilities. We present evidence for one pathway by which language may influence cognition and development: by influencing how visual information is momentarily processed. Children were asked to id...
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Language: | English |
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Academic Press Inc.
2018
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