A crossdisciplinary perspective on studies of rapid word mapping in psycholinguistics and behavior analysis

Author(s): Dube, W. V., Mcilvane, W. J.

Journal/Book: Develop Rev. 1996; 16: 525B Street, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101-4495. Academic Press Inc Jnl-Comp Subscriptions. 125-148.

Abstract: Parallel but independent lines of research in two disciplines, psycholinguistics and behavior analysis, have examined rapid mapping of symbols onto corresponding environmental events. Psycholinguists have studied ''fast mapping,'' a phenomenon considered critical for the rapid vocabulary expansion observed in preschool years. Behavior analysts have studied the phenomenon of ''learning by exclusion.'' This paper reviews the research protocols, questions, and outcomes, in order to: (a) make evident their clear similarities; (b) support the argument that both disciplines are studying a single phenomenon, and (c) illustrate how crossdisciplinary discourse might benefit both disciplines.

Note: Article KM Wilkinson, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Ctr Mental Retardat Inc, Behav Sci Div, 200 Trapelo Rd, Waltham, MA 02254 USA

Keyword(s): MATCHING-TO-SAMPLE; SEVERE MENTAL-RETARDATION; CONDITIONAL DISCRIMINATION; LEARNED EXPECTANCIES; STIMULUS RELATIONS; INFANT BEHAVIOR; SPOKEN WORDS; EXCLUSION; CHILDREN; CATEGORIZATION

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