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    "pk": 49297,
    "title": "How do children learn new words via reading emotional narratives?",
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    "abstract": "Context valence has been shown to predict word learning in adult experiments. Little is known about whether this extends to children. To address this gap, we conducted a pre-registered word learning experiment to investigate how emotional narrative context shapes children's learning of novel adjectives during naturalistic reading. 120 children aged 7 to 11 years from UK primary schools read 15 novel words (such as \"garive\") embedded in 30 short narratives of either neutral, negative, or positive valence. Three immediate post-tests assessed learning. We found that children were able to learn novel adjectives from reading short narratives, and older children outperformed younger children. Novel adjectives read in more emotional (positive or negative) contexts were recognized more accurately than those read in neutral narratives. The findings extend previous research conducted using noun concepts and with adults, providing further evidence for affective embodiment in supporting the learning of abstract concepts.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Psychology; Development; Embodied Cognition; Language acquisition; Reading"
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    ],
    "section": "Papers with Oral Presentation",
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        {
            "first_name": "Yuzhen",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Dong",
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            "institution": "University of Oxford",
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        {
            "first_name": "Matthew HC",
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            "last_name": "Mak",
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            "institution": "University of Warwick",
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        {
            "first_name": "Robert",
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            "last_name": "Hepach",
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            "institution": "University of Oxford",
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        {
            "first_name": "Kate",
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            "last_name": "Nation",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Oxford",
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    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2025-01-02T00:00:00+06:00",
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