Effects of emotional cues on novel word learning in typically developing children in relation to broader autism traits

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dc.contributor.authorWest, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorAngwin, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorCopland, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorArnott, W.L.
dc.contributor.authorNelson, N.L.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractEmotion can influence various cognitive processes. Communication with children often involves exaggerated emotional expressions and emotive language. Children with autism spectrum disorder often show a reduced tendency to attend to emotional information. Typically developing children aged 7 to 9 years who varied in their level of autism-like traits learned the nonsense word names of nine novel toys, which were presented with either happy, fearful, or neutral emotional cues. Emotional cues had no influence on word recognition or recall performance. Eye-tracking data showed differences in visual attention depending on the type of emotional cues and level of autism-like traits. The findings suggest that the influence of emotion on attention during word learning differs according to whether the children have lower or higher levels of autism-like traits, but this influence does not affect word learning outcomes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMelina J West, Anthony J Angwin, David A Copland, Wendy L Arnott, and Nicole L Nelson
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Child Language, 2022; 49(3):503-521
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0305000921000192
dc.identifier.issn0305-0009
dc.identifier.issn1469-7602
dc.identifier.orcidNelson, N.L. [0000-0001-8299-4798]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/134900
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE140100041
dc.rights© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0305000921000192
dc.subjectemotion; word learning; language; broader autism phenotype
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshEmotions
dc.subject.meshLanguage Development
dc.subject.meshCues
dc.subject.meshAutistic Disorder
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshAutism Spectrum Disorder
dc.titleEffects of emotional cues on novel word learning in typically developing children in relation to broader autism traits
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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