A Daytime Nap Facilitates Generalization of Word Meanings in Young Toddlers | Zendy

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A Daytime Nap Facilitates Generalization of Word Meanings in Young Toddlers

Author(s) -

Klára Horváth,

Siying Liu,

Kim Plunkett

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.5348

Subject(s) - nap , generalization , psychology , word (group theory) , object (grammar) , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , social psychology , linguistics , mathematics , mathematical analysis , philosophy

One of the key processes in language development is generalization--the selection and extension of relevant features and information to similar objects and concepts. Little is known about how sleep influences generalization, and studies on the topic are inconclusive. Our aim was to investigate how a nap affects generalization in 16-mo-olds. We hypothesized that a nap is necessary for successful generalization of word meanings.

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