Expectancy violations promote learning in young children
AE Stahl, L Feigenson - Cognition, 2017 - Elsevier
Children, including infants, have expectations about the world around them, and produce
reliable responses when these expectations are violated. However, little is known about how …
reliable responses when these expectations are violated. However, little is known about how …
Violations of core knowledge shape early learning
AE Stahl, L Feigenson - Topics in cognitive science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Research on cognitive development has revealed that even the youngest minds detect and
respond to events that adults find surprising. These surprise responses suggest that infants …
respond to events that adults find surprising. These surprise responses suggest that infants …
Violations of expectation trigger infants to search for explanations
J Perez, L Feigenson - Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
Infants look longer and explore more following violations-of-expectation, but the reasons for
these surprise-induced behaviors are unclear. One possibility is that expectancy violations …
these surprise-induced behaviors are unclear. One possibility is that expectancy violations …
Predictable events enhance word learning in toddlers
VL Benitez, JR Saffran - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Sensitivity to the predictability of the environment supports young children's learning in many
domains [1, 2], including language [3–6]; perception [7, 8]; and the processing of objects …
domains [1, 2], including language [3–6]; perception [7, 8]; and the processing of objects …
Infants anticipate probabilistic but not deterministic outcomes
E Téglás, LL Bonatti - Cognition, 2016 - Elsevier
Infants look at physically impossible events longer than at physically possible events, and at
improbable events longer than at probable events. Such behaviors are generally interpreted …
improbable events longer than at probable events. Such behaviors are generally interpreted …
Observing the unexpected enhances infants' learning and exploration
AE Stahl, L Feigenson - Science, 2015 - science.org
Given the overwhelming quantity of information available from the environment, how do
young learners know what to learn about and what to ignore? We found that 11-month-old …
young learners know what to learn about and what to ignore? We found that 11-month-old …
Should I learn from you? Seeing expectancy violations about action efficiency hinders social learning in infancy
M Colomer, A Woodward - Cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Infants generate basic expectations about their physical and social environment. This early
knowledge allows them to identify opportunities for learning, preferring to explore and learn …
knowledge allows them to identify opportunities for learning, preferring to explore and learn …
Stable individual differences in infants' responses to violations of intuitive physics
J Perez, L Feigenson - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Infants look longer at impossible or unlikely events than at possible events. While these
responses to expectancy violations have been critical for understanding early cognition …
responses to expectancy violations have been critical for understanding early cognition …
Learning to recognize uncertainty vs. recognizing uncertainty to learn: Confidence judgments and exploration decisions in preschoolers
During exploration, young children often show an intuitive sensitivity to uncertainty, despite
their strong tendency towards overconfidence in their explicit judgments. Here, we examine …
their strong tendency towards overconfidence in their explicit judgments. Here, we examine …
The violation-of-expectation paradigm: A conceptual overview.
For over 35 years, the violation-of-expectation paradigm has been used to study the
development of expectations in the first 3 years of life. A wide range of expectations has …
development of expectations in the first 3 years of life. A wide range of expectations has …