title: Third-party social interaction and word learning from video.
abstract: In previous studies, very young children have learned words while "overhearing" a conversation, yet they have had trouble learning words from a person on video. In Study 1, 64 toddlers (mean age=29.8 months) viewed an object-labeling demonstration in 1 of 4 conditions. In 2, the speaker (present or on video) directly addressed the child, and in 2, the speaker addressed another adult who was present or was with her on video. Study 2 involved 2 follow-up conditions with 32 toddlers (mean age=30.4 months). Across the 2 studies, the results indicated that toddlers learned words best when participating in or observing a reciprocal social interaction with a speaker who was present or on video.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and HumanDevelopment, Vanderbilt University, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203–5721, USA. kate.odoherty@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Doherty
authors.forename: Georgene L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Troseth
authors.forename: Priya M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shimpi
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: Nameera
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Megan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Saylor
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D002675:Child, Preschool; D032882:Comprehension; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment; D013067:Speech Perception; D013690:Television; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014741:Video Recording