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Peer reviewedMeints, Kerstin; Plunkett, Kim; Harris, Paul L. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Two experiments used the preferential looking task to assess early word comprehension in 12- to 24-month olds. Results indicated that when target stimuli were named, 12-month olds displayed an increase in target looking for typical--but not atypical--targets, whereas 18- and 24-month olds displayed increases for both. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition
