The role of semantic neighbours in children and adults' word learning

This project examined the influence of semantic neighbourhood density on new vocabulary learning, before and after opportunities for consolidation. We tested new word memory on the same day as learning, the next day, and one week later.

Experiment S1 examined word learning in adults.
Experiment 1 examined word learning in children.
Experiment 2 sought to reduce performance levels in adults to aid in interpreting differences between Experiment 1 and 2 results.

These experiments were presented in Emma James' PhD thesis, and a manuscript draft is in preparation.

本研究项目探讨了语义邻域密度对新词汇习得的影响，包括在巩固机会之前和之后的情况。我们测试了在学习当天、次日以及一周后对新生词汇的记忆。实验 S1 检验了成年人的词汇学习，而实验 1 则研究了儿童的词汇学习。实验 2 则旨在降低成年人的表现水平，以帮助解释实验 1 和实验 2 结果之间的差异。这些实验在 Emma James 的博士论文中被提出，且已着手准备手稿草稿。