Preschoolers' Preference for Syntactic Complexity Varies by Socioeconomic Status
| Autor: | Kathleen H. Corriveau, Katelyn E. Kurkul, Sudha Arunachalam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Child Behavior Choice Behavior 050105 experimental psychology Article Education Developmental psychology Interpersonal relationship Active voice Passive voice Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Learning 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interpersonal Relations Child Socioeconomic status Social perception 05 social sciences Syntax Vocabulary development Preference Social Class Social Perception Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Speech Perception Female Psychology Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Child development. 87(5) |
| ISSN: | 1467-8624 |
| Popis: | Two experiments investigated whether 4- and 5-year-old children choose to learn from informants who use more complex syntax (passive voice) over informants using more simple syntax (active voice). In Experiment 1 (N=30), children viewed one informant who consistently used the passive voice, and another who used active voice. When learning novel words from the two informants, children were more likely to endorse information from the passive informant. Experiment 2 (N=32) explored whether preference for the passive informant varied by socioeconomic status (SES; eligibility for free/reduced lunch). Whereas higher-SES children selectively preferred the passive informant, lower-SES children preferred the active informant. Explanations are discussed for why socioeconomic status might moderate children’s sensitivity to syntactic complexity when choosing from whom to learn. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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