Gender Differences in the Relationship between Multisensory Integration and Word Learning in 2-Year-Olds

We investigated how attention to sound-synchronous object+noise and speaker+voice in male and female toddlers relates to expressive vocabulary.  Percent matching objects to sounds was a predictor for boys; percent matching speakers to voices was a predictor for girls, revealing interesting motivational strategies in toddlers' distribution of attention during word learning.