2020
Visual Sensory Development ☆
Candy T, Aslin R. Visual Sensory Development ☆. 2020, 435-445. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.21842-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters
Bejjanki VR, Randrup ER, Aslin RN. Young children combine sensory cues with learned information in a statistically efficient manner: But task complexity matters. Developmental Science 2019, 23: e12912. PMID: 31608526, PMCID: PMC7153990, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBayes-optimal fashionSensory cuesCognitive abilitiesSensory informationTask complexity mattersGeneral cognitive abilityUncertain sensory informationYoung children's abilityAvailable sensory cuesYoung children's behaviorYoung childrenEnvironmental regularitiesSensory uncertaintyChildren's abilityTask performanceTask complexityChild behaviorComplexity mattersAdult mannerCuesHuman adultsPrevious researchSuch regularitiesChildrenAdultsImmediate Integration of Syntactic and Referential Constraints on Spoken Word Recognition
Magnuson J, Tanenhaus M, Aslin R. Immediate Integration of Syntactic and Referential Constraints on Spoken Word Recognition. 2019, 614-619. DOI: 10.4324/9781315782379-141.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The Effect of Zipfian Frequency Variations on Category Formation in Adult Artificial Language Learning
Schuler KD, Reeder PA, Newport EL, Aslin RN. The Effect of Zipfian Frequency Variations on Category Formation in Adult Artificial Language Learning. Language Learning And Development 2017, 13: 357-374. PMID: 30405323, PMCID: PMC6217973, DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2016.1263571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArtificial languageGrammatical categoriesNatural languageArtificial language learningDistributional informationLanguage learningHuman learnersDistributional learningIndividual wordsDistributional contextsFrequent wordsCategory formationLanguageCategory structureZipfian distributionWordsLearnersCertain contextsRecent researchContextLearningCuesCategoriesTaskCategorizationDistributional learning of subcategories in an artificial grammar: Category generalization and subcategory restrictions
Reeder PA, Newport EL, Aslin RN. Distributional learning of subcategories in an artificial grammar: Category generalization and subcategory restrictions. Journal Of Memory And Language 2017, 97: 17-29. PMID: 29456288, PMCID: PMC5810951, DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2017.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributional cuesCategory acquisitionComplex linguistic structuresDistributional informationDistributional learning mechanismBody of workLanguage acquisitionLinguistic structureLexical itemsDistributional learningSyntactic contextArtificial grammarLearnersAcquisitionGrammarCategory generalizationLearning mechanismContextWorkLearningCuesResearchersRecent interestCue Integration for Continuous and Categorical Dimensions by Synesthetes
Bankieris KR, Bejjanki VR, Aslin RN. Cue Integration for Continuous and Categorical Dimensions by Synesthetes. Multisensory Research 2017, 30: 207-234. PMID: 31287069, DOI: 10.1163/22134808-00002559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSensory integrationCognitive stimuliCategorical dimensionsMultisensory integration processesGrapheme-color synesthetesSensory integration processesPresent mixed resultsMultisensory illusionsUnimodal stimuliCue integrationSynesthetesNormal sensory integrationSensory cuesIdeal observerParticular colorHuman behaviorMultiple stimuliStimuliIntegration behaviorBayesian principlesCuesMixed resultsIntegration mechanismsIntegration processIllusion
2014
Learning bundles of stimuli renders stimulus order as a cue, not a confound
Qian T, Aslin RN. Learning bundles of stimuli renders stimulus order as a cue, not a confound. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 14400-14405. PMID: 25246587, PMCID: PMC4210001, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1416109111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStimulus orderCognitive phenomenaTask domainTask environmentConsecutive stimuliInfluence behaviorImportant cueCuesCognitionPrevious accountsNormative theoryStimuliBasketball gamesLatent clustersExplanatory powerUnderlying structureConfoundsPerceptionBundle representationsBehaviorPeopleGameRepresentationPerspectiveTheory
2011
Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception
Bejjanki VR, Clayards M, Knill DC, Aslin RN. Cue Integration in Categorical Tasks: Insights from Audio-Visual Speech Perception. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e19812. PMID: 21637344, PMCID: PMC3102664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue integrationCue weightsPerceptual dimensionsSensory uncertaintyCategorical taskAudio-visual speech perceptionBayes-optimal observerSpeech perception tasksNormative modelPhonemic categorizationSensory reliabilityPerception taskSpeech perceptionVisual modalityComputational principlesHuman performanceSensory varianceParticipants' performanceVisual cuesTrial basisPhonemic labelingCategory variabilityCuesSensory variabilityTaskToddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions
Kidd C, White KS, Aslin RN. Toddlers use speech disfluencies to predict speakers’ referential intentions. Developmental Science 2011, 14: 925-934. PMID: 21676111, PMCID: PMC3134150, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01049.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReferential intentionsSpeech disfluenciesIntended referentYoung childrenSpeaker’s intentionSpeaker’s referential intentionsEye-tracking studyLexical developmentOnline comprehensionSocial cuesDisfluenciesObject labelingPrevious researchDistributional informationPredictable locationsAge 2IntentionChildrenComprehensionCuesToddlersWordsReferentsSpeakersFirst evidence
2010
Correspondences between what infants see and know about causal and self-propelled motion
Cicchino JB, Aslin RN, Rakison DH. Correspondences between what infants see and know about causal and self-propelled motion. Cognition 2010, 118: 171-192. PMID: 21122832, PMCID: PMC3038602, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2010.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative learning accountCausal agencyDomain-general frameworkSelf-propelled objectsHead-mounted cameraInfants' understandingLearning accountHabituation paradigmStatistical regularitiesAdditional cuesVisual environmentSelf-propelled motionHuman actionsCausal eventsHuman motionMonths of ageAnimacyCuesSubsequent experimentsPeopleCausalObjectsInfantsParadigmUnderstanding
2009
Changing Structures in Midstream: Learning Along the Statistical Garden Path
Gebhart AL, Aslin RN, Newport EL. Changing Structures in Midstream: Learning Along the Statistical Garden Path. Cognitive Science 2009, 33: 1087-1116. PMID: 20574548, PMCID: PMC2889674, DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2009.01041.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuditory statistical learning taskLow-level acoustic cuesAuditory statistical learningStatistical learning taskTrisyllabic nonsense wordsNonsense wordsExplicit cuesAcoustic cuesLearning taskPitch changesStatistical learningGarden pathDistributional informationLearnersCuesComputational perspectiveWordsTaskLearningPrevious studiesInformationAbilityStatistical learning of adjacent and nonadjacent dependencies among nonlinguistic sounds
Gebhart AL, Newport EL, Aslin RN. Statistical learning of adjacent and nonadjacent dependencies among nonlinguistic sounds. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2009, 16: 486-490. PMID: 19451373, PMCID: PMC2799498, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.16.3.486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learning mechanismsNonlinguistic soundsNonadjacent dependenciesPatterned relationshipsPerceptual similarityNonadjacent elementsSimilarity cuesAdjacent syllablesStatistical learningLearning mechanismSyllablesContinuous streamExtensive exposureAdultsParticipantsCuesContinuous sequenceRelationshipPresent studyLearningPrevious work
2008
Tracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition
McMurray B, Clayards MA, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. Tracking the time course of phonetic cue integration during spoken word recognition. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2008, 15: 1064-1071. PMID: 19001568, PMCID: PMC2621311, DOI: 10.3758/pbr.15.6.1064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue integrationWord recognitionManner contrastsVisual world paradigmCompetitor objectAsynchronous cuesLexical accessPhonetic categoriesTarget wordsPhonetic cuesSpeech perceptionWorld paradigmMultiple cuesEye movementsCuesListenersTime courseTrading relationsClassic studyPoints of divergenceRecognitionVoicingPerceptionWordsJudgmentsPerception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues
Clayards M, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN, Jacobs RA. Perception of speech reflects optimal use of probabilistic speech cues. Cognition 2008, 108: 804-809. PMID: 18582855, PMCID: PMC2582186, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2008.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The Dynamics of Lexical Competition During Spoken Word Recognition
Magnuson JS, Dixon JA, Tanenhaus MK, Aslin RN. The Dynamics of Lexical Competition During Spoken Word Recognition. Cognitive Science 2007, 31: 133-156. PMID: 21635290, DOI: 10.1080/03640210709336987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly facilitatory effectWord recognitionNeighborhood densityLate inhibitory effectAuditory word formsFacilitatory effectTime course measuresLexical competitionSpoken wordsWord formsWord frequencyEntire wordEye trackingVisual wordsWord lengthWordsCompetitor setsCourse measuresOnset densityRecognitionListenersCuesMemoryContinuous effectNew conception
2004
Anticipatory Eye Movements Reveal Infants' Auditory and Visual Categories
McMurray B, Aslin R. Anticipatory Eye Movements Reveal Infants' Auditory and Visual Categories. Infancy 2004, 6: 203-229. PMID: 33430530, DOI: 10.1207/s15327078in0602_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnticipatory eye movementsStimulus dimensionsVisual categoriesNovel stimuliEye movementsEye movement responsesDiscriminative responseGeneralization trialsVisual reinforcerSpatial locationIndividual infantsStimuliTraining phaseAuditoryParadigmCuesInfantsReinforcersCategorizationTrainingDimensionsCategoriesMovementIdentityNew paradigm
1999
Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults
Saffran J, Johnson E, Aslin R, Newport E. Statistical learning of tone sequences by human infants and adults. Cognition 1999, 70: 27-52. PMID: 10193055, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-0277(98)00075-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWord boundary cuesStatistical learning abilityNon-linguistic stimuliAuditory sequencesTone streamsTone sequencesBoundary cuesTone wordsLanguage learnersLinguistic materialSyllable sequencesSyllable streamsWord segmentationContinuous speechStatistical learningHuman infantsLearning mechanismLearning abilityPrevious researchPresent researchLearnersWordsAdultsCuesSpeech
1998
Computation of Conditional Probability Statistics by 8-Month-Old Infants
Aslin R, Saffran J, Newport E. Computation of Conditional Probability Statistics by 8-Month-Old Infants. Psychological Science 1998, 9: 321-324. DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional probabilitiesTrisyllabic nonsense wordsPowerful learning mechanismWord segmentation taskConditional probability statisticsNonsense wordsProsodic cuesSpeech syllablesTest wordsContinuous streamFluent speechWord boundariesSyllable pairsContinuous speechInfants' responsesLearning mechanismListening experienceLanguage corporaWordsOlder infantsSpeechSyllablesCorpusCuesPresent study
1997
Incidental Language Learning: Listening (and Learning) Out of the Corner of Your Ear
Saffran J, Newport E, Aslin R, Tunick R, Barrueco S. Incidental Language Learning: Listening (and Learning) Out of the Corner of Your Ear. Psychological Science 1997, 8: 101-105. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1997.tb00690.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLanguage-learning taskStatistical learning mechanismsFirst-grade childrenLanguage acquisitionArtificial languageCover taskWord boundariesOnly cueWord segmentationContinuous speechTransitional probabilitiesLearning mechanismLanguageChildrenTaskAdultsComputer illustrationsSyllablesCuesSpeechWordsCrucial componentAcquisitionSubjectsIllustration
1996
Word Segmentation: The Role of Distributional Cues
Saffran J, Newport E, Aslin R. Word Segmentation: The Role of Distributional Cues. Journal Of Memory And Language 1996, 35: 606-621. DOI: 10.1006/jmla.1996.0032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistributional cuesWord boundariesProsodic cuesWord segmentationTransitional probabilitiesContinuous speech streamFirst taskLanguage learnersLanguage acquisitionArtificial languageLanguage inputSpeech streamOnly cueCuesLanguageLearnersLearning problemWordsRelative strengthSyllablesTaskBoundariesAdultsSoundAcquisition