APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
Plasticity in Older Infants’ Perception of Non-Native Speech Sounds: The Role of Selective Attention in Context
- Robin Panneton
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University - Naureen Bhullar
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Bengaluru - Wendy Ostroff
Sonoma State University
Abstract
Older infants exhibit decreased sensitivity to non-native phonemes (“perceptual narrowing”). Here 11-mo-olds were tested with promoters of attention (i.e., infant-directed speech, dynamic faces+voices, female and male speakers). Infants discriminated non-native phonemes, but only when presented by a female using IDS, highlighting the importance of context in speech perception.
Attention and Distraction
