Impact of language familiarity on abstract pattern recognition in 9- to 12-month-old infants

IF 2.4 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

International Journal of Behavioral Development Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI:10.1177/01650254241230643

Althéa Fratacci, Olivier Clerc, Mathilde Fort, Olivier Pascalis

{"title":"Impact of language familiarity on abstract pattern recognition in 9- to 12-month-old infants","authors":"Althéa Fratacci, Olivier Clerc, Mathilde Fort, Olivier Pascalis","doi":"10.1177/01650254241230643","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies found an impact of language familiarity on face recognition in 9- and 12-month-olds. Own race faces are better recognized when associated with native language, whereas for other race faces, it is with non-native language. The aim of this study is to investigate if language familiarity can also influence abstract pattern recognition. We tested 9- to 12-month-old monolingual infants with a visual paired-comparison task. During a 30-s familiarization phase, infants were shown an image of abstract patterns associated with an auditory soundtrack of a speaker reciting a story either in their native (French) or in a non-native language (German). After the familiarization, the familiar and a new abstract pattern were displayed side by side for the recognition test. We found a significant preference for the novel object in the native language condition but not in the non-native condition. These results suggest that language familiarity effects on infant memory are not specific to faces but also influence, on a larger scale, how infants process their immediate visual environment.","PeriodicalId":13880,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Behavioral Development","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Behavioral Development","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254241230643","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Previous studies found an impact of language familiarity on face recognition in 9- and 12-month-olds. Own race faces are better recognized when associated with native language, whereas for other race faces, it is with non-native language. The aim of this study is to investigate if language familiarity can also influence abstract pattern recognition. We tested 9- to 12-month-old monolingual infants with a visual paired-comparison task. During a 30-s familiarization phase, infants were shown an image of abstract patterns associated with an auditory soundtrack of a speaker reciting a story either in their native (French) or in a non-native language (German). After the familiarization, the familiar and a new abstract pattern were displayed side by side for the recognition test. We found a significant preference for the novel object in the native language condition but not in the non-native condition. These results suggest that language familiarity effects on infant memory are not specific to faces but also influence, on a larger scale, how infants process their immediate visual environment.

查看原文本刊更多论文

语言熟悉程度对 9 至 12 个月大婴儿抽象模式识别的影响

先前的研究发现，语言熟悉程度对 9 个月和 12 个月大的幼儿的人脸识别有影响。本族面孔在与母语相关时识别率更高，而其他种族面孔则与非母语相关。本研究旨在探讨语言熟悉程度是否也会影响抽象模式识别。我们对 9 到 12 个月大的单语婴儿进行了视觉配对比较任务测试。在 30 秒钟的熟悉阶段，我们向婴儿展示了一幅抽象图案的图像，同时还播放了说话者用母语（法语）或非母语（德语）朗诵故事的听觉背景音乐。熟悉之后，将熟悉的图案和新的抽象图案并排显示，进行识别测试。我们发现，在母语条件下，受试者明显偏好新事物，而在非母语条件下则不然。这些结果表明，语言熟悉度对婴儿记忆的影响并不局限于面孔，它还会在更大范围内影响婴儿处理其直接视觉环境的方式。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

International Journal of Behavioral Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

CiteScore

6.80

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Behavioral Development is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, which exists to promote the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge about developmental processes at all stages of the life span - infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. The Journal is already the leading international outlet devoted to reporting interdisciplinary research on behavioural development, and has now, in response to the rapidly developing fields of behavioural genetics, neuroscience and developmental psychopathology, expanded its scope to these and other related new domains of scholarship. In this way, it provides a truly world-wide platform for researchers which can facilitate a greater integrated lifespan perspective. In addition to original empirical research, the Journal also publishes theoretical and review papers, methodological papers, and other work of scientific interest that represents a significant advance in the understanding of any aspect of behavioural development. The Journal also publishes papers on behaviour development research within or across particular geographical regions. Papers are therefore considered from a wide range of disciplines, covering all aspects of the lifespan. Articles on topics of eminent current interest, such as research on the later life phases, biological processes in behaviour development, cross-national, and cross-cultural issues, and interdisciplinary research in general, are particularly welcome.