Comparing statistical learning across perceptual modalities in infancy: An investigation of underlying learning mechanism(s).

ABSTRACT: Statistical learning (SL), sensitivity to probabilistic regularities in sensory input, has been widely implicated in cognitive and perceptual development. Little is known, however, about the underlying mechanisms of SL and whether they undergo developmental change. One way to approach these questions is to compare SL across perceptual modalities. While a decade of research has compared auditory and visual SL in adults, we present the first direct comparison of visual and auditory SL in infants (8-10 months). Learning was evidenced in both perceptual modalities but with opposite directions of preference: Infants in the auditory condition displayed a novelty preference, while infants in the visual condition showed a familiarity preference. Interpreting these results within the Hunter and Ame

SUBMITTER: Emberson LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7294581 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature