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An experimental analysis of children's generalization during lexical learning: Comprehension or production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Phil J. Connell and
Leija V. McReynolds
Phil J. Connell*
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Leija V. McReynolds
Affiliation:
University of Kansas Medical Center
*
Phil J. Connell, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201
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Abstract

The relationship between comprehension language training and production language training was examined by teaching 12 adults and 12 children a miniature language. The relationship between the two types of training was determined by examining their effects on the generalization of names. The results indicate that production training generalizes more extensively than comprehension training. The advantages and disadvantages of both types of training are discussed.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , November 1981, pp. 309 - 332
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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