Month‐old Infants Detect a Semantic Mismatch When Occluded Objects Are Mislabeled
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16783152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dora Kampis (0000-0003-1678-3874, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Dimitris Askitis (0000-0002-2195-508X, University of Copenhagen), Emilie Poulsen (University of Copenhagen), Eugenio Parise (0000-0003-4836-6370, University of Trento), Victoria Southgate (0000-0001-9328-3019, University of Copenhagen) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 510-524 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Infancy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1525-0008 • E-ISSN: 1532-7078 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/infa.12597 |
| PMID | 38687625 |
| OpenAlex | W4396508946 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 55 |
When infants start mastering their first language, they may start to notice when words are used incorrectly. Around 14‐months of age, infants detect incorrect labeling when they are presented with an object which is labeled while still visible. However, things that are referred to are often out of sight when we communicate about them. The present study examined infants' detection of semantic mismatch when the object was occluded at the time of labeling. Specifically, we investigated whether mislabeling that referred to an occluded object could elicit a semantic mismatch. We showed 14‐month‐old Danish‐speaking infants events where an onscreen agent showed an object and then hid it in a box. This was followed by another agent's hand pointing at the box, and a concurrent auditory category label played, which either matched or did not match the hidden object. Our results indicate that there is an effect of semantic mismatch with a larger negativity in incongruent trials. Thus, infants detected a mismatch, as indicated by a larger n400, when occluded objects were mislabeled. This finding suggests that infants can sustain an object representation in memory and compare it to a semantic representation of an auditory category label
Cognition · Cognitive development · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Object permanence · Communication · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |