2015
Rapid Attentional Selection of Non-native Stimuli despite Perceptual Narrowing
Wu R, Nako R, Band J, Pizzuto J, Ghoreishi Y, Scerif G, Aslin R. Rapid Attentional Selection of Non-native Stimuli despite Perceptual Narrowing. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2015, 27: 2299-2307. PMID: 26244720, PMCID: PMC5797693, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-native stimuliEarly attentional selectionAttentional templatesAttentional selectionPerceptual narrowingVisual search taskN2pc componentERP markersERP resultsResponse selectionInfrequent stimuliBehavioral performanceRelevant stimuliMsec poststimulusBehavioral measuresSearch taskVisual experienceSearch templateDevelopmental progressionLevel judgmentsStimuliSpecific itemsExemplarsPrevious experienceN2pc
2012
Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability
Kidd C, Palmeri H, Aslin RN. Rational snacking: Young children’s decision-making on the marshmallow task is moderated by beliefs about environmental reliability. Cognition 2012, 126: 109-114. PMID: 23063236, PMCID: PMC3730121, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarshmallow taskSelf-control abilityGratification taskIndividual differencesRational decision-making processSustained delayGreater rewardsUnreliable conditionsLater lifeTaskClassic paradigmDecision-making processChildrenBeliefsMischelPiagetRewardGratificationAbilityParadigmEvidenceDifferencesReliability
1990
Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth
Cooper R, Aslin R. Preference for Infant‐directed Speech in the First Month after Birth. Child Development 1990, 61: 1584-1595. PMID: 2245748, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1990.tb02885.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant-directed speechAD speechAdult-directed speechPrenatal auditory experienceYoung infantsID speechSpeech preferenceInfants' preferenceVisual stimuliSpeech processingAuditory experienceTask variablesExperiment 1Prosodic featuresPostnatal experienceSpeechBehavioral preferencesOlder infantsPreferencesExperienceInfantsFirst monthStimuliSignificant differencesPossible role