Informativeness and Lexical Learning
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 54 (1) , 75-80
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1984.54.1.75
Abstract
The relationship between informativeness and speed of lexical acquisition was explored with 4 preschool subjects. They were taught nonsense words under four conditions of change in word presentation. Speed of acquisition was greatest for 3 of 4 subjects in the condition of least change. Total correct responses were mixed across conditions for the 4 subjects. Limitations of the current procedures are discussed in light of the complexity of this issue and the need for additional research.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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