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Instruction effects in implicit artificial grammar learning: a preference for grammaticality

dc.contributor.authorForkstam, Christian
dc.contributor.authorElwer, Asa
dc.contributor.authorIngvar, Martin
dc.contributor.authorPetersson, Karl Magnus
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T14:53:11Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T14:53:11Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractHuman implicit learning can be investigated with implicit artificial grammar learning, a paradigm that has been proposed as a simple model for aspects of natural language acquisition. In the present study we compared the typical yes-no grammaticality classification, with yes-no preference classification. in the case of preference instruction no reference to the underlying generative mechanism (i.e., grammar) is needed and the subjects are therefore completely uninformed about an underlying structure in the acquisition material. in experiment 1, subjects engaged in a short-term memory task using only grammatical strings without performance feedback for 5 days. As a result of the 5 acquisition days, classification performance was independent of instruction type and both the preference and the grammaticality group acquired relevant knowledge of the underlying generative mechanism to a similar degree. Changing the grammatical stings to random strings in the acquisition material (experiment 2) resulted in classification being driven by local substring familiarity. Contrasting repeated vs. non-repeated preference classification (experiment 3) showed that the effect of local substring familiarity decreases with repeated classification. This was not the case for repeated grammaticality classifications. We conclude that classification performance is largely independent of instruction type and that forced-choice preference classification is equivalent to the typical grammaticality classification. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.brainres.2008.05.005
dc.identifier.issn0006-8993
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11388
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bv
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectLanguage-acquisition
dc.subjectMere exposure
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.titleInstruction effects in implicit artificial grammar learning: a preference for grammaticality
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage92
oaire.citation.startPage80
oaire.citation.titleBrain Research
oaire.citation.volume1221
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person.givenNameMartin
person.givenNameKarl Magnus
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