Sura Ertaş
Biographic Data
| ID | 6885902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sura Ertaş |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sura |
| FAMILY NAME | Ertaş |
| SIGNATURE | ERTAŞ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Koç University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5614-0625 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Maternal underestimations and overestimations of their infants’ word comprehension: Effects on mothers’ verbal input and infants’ receptive vocabulary
Infants’ language is often measured indirectly via parent reports, but mothers may underestimate or overestimate their infants’ word comprehension. The current study examined estimations of mothers from diverse educational backgrounds regarding their infants’ word comprehension and how these estimations are associated with their verbal input and infants’ receptive vocabulary at 14 months. We compared 34 infants’ looking-while-listening (LWL) perf…
Looking Behind vs. Front to Follow Points: The Longitudinal Link between Maternal Pointing and Infant Vocabulary Development
The present study examined whether mothers’ pointing and the interaction between maternal pointing and infants’ point-following performance predict infants’ receptive and expressive vocabulary. At each month from 8 to 12, Turkish-speaking mother–infant dyads ( N = 56) participated in the decorated room paradigm to determine pointing frequency and the point-following paradigm to determine whether infants follow points to surrounding pictures. Rece…
The Effect of Framing on Heterosexuals’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: Evidence from Two Cohorts of Turkish University Students
Framing—how issues are communicated—can influence attitudes. This study examined (1) the impact of value-framing on attitudes toward homosexuality among Turkish university students in 2012 and 2024, (2) cohort differences over time, and (3) socio-demographic predictors. Participants were 199 psychology students (161 female; M age = 21). Attitudes were most positive after equality framing, followed by neutral, then morality framing. Cohorts did no…
Relation of infants' and mothers' pointing to infants' vocabulary measured directly and with parental reports
Infants' and parents' pointing gestures predict infants' concurrent and prospective language development. Most studies have measured vocabulary size using parental reports. However, parents tend to underestimate or overestimate infants' vocabulary necessitating the use of direct measures alongside parent reports. The present study examined whether mothers' index‐finger pointing, and infants' whole‐hand and index‐finger pointing at 14 months assoc…
Correlates of infant pointing frequency in the first year
This study examines the emergence of concurrent correlates of infant pointing frequency with the aim of contributing to its ontogenetic theories. We measured monthly from 8 to 12 months infants' ( N = 56) index‐finger pointing frequency along with several candidate correlates: (1) family socioeconomic status (SES), (2) mothers' pointing production, and (3) infants' point following to targets in front of and behind them. Results revealed that (1) …
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Relation of infants' and mothers' pointing to infants' vocabulary measured directly and with parental reports
Infants' and parents' pointing gestures predict infants' concurrent and prospective language development. Most studies have measured vocabulary size using parental reports. However, parents tend to underestimate or overestimate infants' vocabulary necessitating the use of direct measures alongside parent reports. The present study examined whether mothers' index‐finger pointing, and infants' whole‐hand and index‐finger pointing at 14 months assoc…
Correlates of infant pointing frequency in the first year
This study examines the emergence of concurrent correlates of infant pointing frequency with the aim of contributing to its ontogenetic theories. We measured monthly from 8 to 12 months infants' ( N = 56) index‐finger pointing frequency along with several candidate correlates: (1) family socioeconomic status (SES), (2) mothers' pointing production, and (3) infants' point following to targets in front of and behind them. Results revealed that (1) …
Maternal underestimations and overestimations of their infants’ word comprehension: Effects on mothers’ verbal input and infants’ receptive vocabulary
Infants’ language is often measured indirectly via parent reports, but mothers may underestimate or overestimate their infants’ word comprehension. The current study examined estimations of mothers from diverse educational backgrounds regarding their infants’ word comprehension and how these estimations are associated with their verbal input and infants’ receptive vocabulary at 14 months. We compared 34 infants’ looking-while-listening (LWL) perf…
Looking Behind vs. Front to Follow Points: The Longitudinal Link between Maternal Pointing and Infant Vocabulary Development
The present study examined whether mothers’ pointing and the interaction between maternal pointing and infants’ point-following performance predict infants’ receptive and expressive vocabulary. At each month from 8 to 12, Turkish-speaking mother–infant dyads ( N = 56) participated in the decorated room paradigm to determine pointing frequency and the point-following paradigm to determine whether infants follow points to surrounding pictures. Rece…
The Effect of Framing on Heterosexuals’ Attitudes Toward Homosexuals: Evidence from Two Cohorts of Turkish University Students
Framing—how issues are communicated—can influence attitudes. This study examined (1) the impact of value-framing on attitudes toward homosexuality among Turkish university students in 2012 and 2024, (2) cohort differences over time, and (3) socio-demographic predictors. Participants were 199 psychology students (161 female; M age = 21). Attitudes were most positive after equality framing, followed by neutral, then morality framing. Cohorts did no…
Child and Animal Learning Development (3 works) · Turkish (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Language development (2 works) · Language Development and Disorders (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Vocabulary (2 works) · Vocabulary development (2 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (1 works) · Active listening (1 works)