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Implicit statistical learning is directly associated with the acquisition of syntax

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Kidd, Evan·2012·Developmental Psychology

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This article reports on an individual differences study that investigated the role of implicit statistical learning in the acquisition of syntax in children. One hundred children ages 4 years 5 months through 6 years 11 months completed a test of implicit statistical learning, a test of explicit declarative learning, and standardized tests of verbal and nonverbal ability. They also completed a syntactic priming task, which provided a dynamic index of children's facility to detect and respond to changes in the input frequency of linguistic structure. The results showed that implicit statistical learning ability was directly associated with the long-term maintenance of the primed structure. The results constitute the first empirical demonstration of a direct association between implicit statistical learning and syntactic acquisition in children.

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Authors: Kidd, E.
Affiliations: University of Manchester (GB)
Corresponding author: Kidd, Evan
ORCID: Kidd, Evan
Venue: Developmental Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2012
Volume: 48
Issue: 1
Pages: 171-184
ISSN: 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
1939-0599
DOI: 10.1037/a0025405
OpenAlex: W2023295006
Cited by: 310
References: 114
Citations by year: 2026: 20 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 28 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 20.93
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: other-oa
Locations: Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Nuffield Foundation (SGS/33866)
Charles La Trobe Research Fellowship
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords: implicit statistical learning, syntax acquisition, syntax, syntactic priming, individual differences, children, verbal ability, nonverbal ability, language acquisition
MeSH terms: Association, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Individuality, Language, Learning, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Probability, Psycholinguistics, Reaction Time, Verbal Learning

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