Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/2440/77552
Type: | Conference paper |
Title: | Probability matching vs over-regularization in language: participant behavior depends on their interpretation of the task |
Author: | Perfors, A. |
Citation: | Building Bridges Across Cognitive Sciences Around the World: Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, held in Sapporo, Japan, 1-4 August, 2012 / N. Miyake, D. Peebles and R.P. Cooper (eds.): pp.845-850 |
Publisher: | Cognitive Science Society |
Publisher Place: | USA |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISBN: | 9780976831884 |
Conference Name: | Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (34th : 2012 : Sapporo, Japan) |
Statement of Responsibility: | Amy Perfors |
Abstract: | In a variety of domains, children have been observed to overregularize inconsistent input, while adults are more likely to “probability match” to any inconsistency. Many explanations for this have been offered, usually relating to cognitive differences between children and adults. Here we explore an additional possibility: that differences in the social assumptions participants bring to the experiment can drive differences in over-regularization behavior. We explore this in the domain of language, where assumptions about error and communicative purpose might have a large effect. Indeed, we find that participants who experience less pressure to be “correct” and who have more reason to believe that any inconsistencies do not correspond to an underlying regularity do over-regularize more. Implications for language acquisition in children and adults are discussed. |
Keywords: | Over-regularization statistical learning probability matching language acquisition |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
Published version: | http://mindmodeling.org/cogsci2012/papers/0155/index.html |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Psychology publications |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
hdl_77552.pdf | Published version | 147.25 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.