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- Title
School‐Age Children Adapt the Dynamics of Lexical Competition in Suboptimal Listening Conditions.
- Authors
Hendrickson, Kristi; Oleson, Jacob; Walker, Elizabeth
- Abstract
Although the ability to understand speech in adverse listening conditions is paramount for effective communication across the life span, little is understood about how this critical processing skill develops. This study asks how the dynamics of spoken word recognition (i.e., lexical access and competition) change during soft speech in 8‐ to 11‐year‐olds (n = 26). Lexical competition and access for speech at lower intensity levels was measured using eye‐tracking and the visual world paradigm. Overall the results suggest that soft speech influences the magnitude and timing of lexical access and competition. These results suggest that lexical competition is a cognitive process that can be adapted in the school‐age years to help cope with increased uncertainty due to alterations in the speech signal.
- Subjects
SCHOOL children; LEXICAL access; LISTENING; SPEECH perception in children; ORAL communication; EYE tracking
- Publication
Child Development, 2021, Vol 92, Issue 2, p638
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.13530