Replication of Newport and Aslin (2004) ‘Learning at a distance I. Statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies.’ Experiment 2
Year: 2022
Type: preprint
Abstract: As part of an ongoing project to replicate major findings regarding statistical word segmentation in adults, we replicated Experiment 2 in Newport and Aslin (2004) ‘Learning at a distance I. Statistical learning of non-adjacent dependencies.’ This experiment compared learning of non-adjacent dependencies between syllables with learning of non-adjacent dependencies between segments, reporting below-chance success on the former and above-chance success on the latter. Despite a much larger sample size and more careful experimental controls, we failed to find clear evidence of learning in either condition.
Authors: Lauren Skorb, Joshua K. Hartshorne
Institution: Boston College
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4282547068