Principal Investigator: Megan Saylor, Ph.D.
Other researchers: Maria Osina,
Description
Studies in the Language Development Lab explore how infants learn to understand speech.
For this study, we are interested in how 11 to 14 month-old infants learn to understand when we talk about things that are no longer present.
Your child will be shown two toys, one at a time. One toy will be more familiar to him/her than the other. The researcher will talk about a toy when it present, then it will be removed from view. Once it is out of sight, the researcher will talk about it again. The same will be repeated for the other toy. We are interested to see how your child will react to the name of the absent toy.
The study involves a one-time visit of about an hour to our playroom on the Vanderbilt campus (Peabody College).
Participant Criteria
Typically developing infants between 11 months – 14 months
who were born within 3 weeks of their due date
who have had less than 4 ear infections
who hear English spoken at least 70% of the time
Compensation
Children receive a toy or a book for taking part
Visit Requirements
1
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Contact Information
Language Development Lab
(615)-343-8721
maria.a.osina@vanderbilt.edu
Last Updated: Friday, October 09, 2015