Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Children | 2 |
| Language Processing | 2 |
| Reaction Time | 2 |
| Accuracy | 1 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Evidence | 1 |
| Individual Development | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Models | 1 |
| Novelty (Stimulus Dimension) | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Child Development | 2 |
Author
| Brown, Helen | 1 |
| Gaskell, Gareth | 1 |
| Henderson, Lisa | 1 |
| Love, Jessica | 1 |
| Opfer, John E. | 1 |
| Ratcliff, Roger | 1 |
| Thompson, Clarissa A. | 1 |
| Weighall, Anna | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkHenderson, Lisa; Weighall, Anna; Brown, Helen; Gaskell, Gareth – Child Development, 2013
Lexical competition that occurs as speech unfolds is a hallmark of adult oral language comprehension crucial to rapid incremental speech processing. This study used pause detection to examine whether lexical competition operates similarly at 7-8 years and tested variables that influence "online" lexical activity in adults. Children…
Descriptors: Children, Adults, Word Recognition, Language Acquisition
Ratcliff, Roger; Love, Jessica; Thompson, Clarissa A.; Opfer, John E. – Child Development, 2012
Children (n = 130; M[subscript age] = 8.51-15.68 years) and college-aged adults (n = 72; M[subscript age] = 20.50 years) completed numerosity discrimination and lexical decision tasks. Children produced longer response times (RTs) than adults. R. Ratcliff's (1978) diffusion model, which divides processing into components (e.g., quality of…
Descriptors: Children, Young Adults, Older Adults, Reaction Time
