{"pk":29215,"title":"Novel labels modify visual attention in 2-year-old children","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Labeling objects enhances fundamental cognitive capacities like categorization, individuation, and memory in young chil-dren. However, the mechanism by which labels support these cognitive processes remains unknown. One possibility isthat providing a label for an object changes childrens online visual processing of that object. To address this, we consid-ered several indices of visual attention, asking whether 2-year-old children attend to an object differently if it is labeled(Look at the dax) than if it is paired with a non-labeling phrase (Look at that). We find that 2-year-old childrens visualfixations are longer when objects are paired with a labeling phrase, rather than a non-labeling phrase. Indeed, after hearinga label, children showed a sustained increase in fixation duration. However, the number of fixations children made did notchange as a function of labeling. This illustrates an attentional mechanism by which language might enhance learning in2-year-old children.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[],"section":"Member Abstracts","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1833q076","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Alexander","middle_name":"","last_name":"LaTourrette","name_suffix":"","institution":"Northwestern University","department":""},{"first_name":"Miriam","middle_name":"A.","last_name":"Novack","name_suffix":"","institution":"Northwestern University","department":""},{"first_name":"Sandra","middle_name":"","last_name":"Waxman","name_suffix":"","institution":"Northwestern University","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2019-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/29215/galley/19086/download/"}]}