Choosing prediction over explanation in psychology: Lessons from machine learning
Psychology has historically been concerned, first and foremost, with explaining the causal
mechanisms that give rise to behavior. Randomized, tightly controlled experiments are …
mechanisms that give rise to behavior. Randomized, tightly controlled experiments are …
Socioeconomic status and structural brain development
Recent advances in neuroimaging methods have made accessible new ways of
disentangling the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors that …
disentangling the complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors that …
[BOOK][B] Variability and consistency in early language learning: The Wordbank project
A data-driven exploration of how children's language learning varies across different
languages, providing both a theoretical framework and reference. The Wordbank Project …
languages, providing both a theoretical framework and reference. The Wordbank Project …
Identifying pathways between socioeconomic status and language development
Children from low-income backgrounds consistently perform below their more advantaged
peers on standardized measures of language ability, setting long-term trajectories that …
peers on standardized measures of language ability, setting long-term trajectories that …
(Baby) talk to me: The social context of infant-directed speech and its effects on early language acquisition
Since the mid-20th century, scientists have observed unique features in speech, facial
expression, and content directed to infants and toddlers in comparison to speech directed to …
expression, and content directed to infants and toddlers in comparison to speech directed to …
Differences in early gesture explain SES disparities in child vocabulary size at school entry
Children from low–socioeconomic status (SES) families, on average, arrive at school with
smaller vocabularies than children from high-SES families. In an effort to identify precursors …
smaller vocabularies than children from high-SES families. In an effort to identify precursors …
The role of gesture in communication and cognition: Implications for understanding and treating neurogenic communication disorders
When people talk, they gesture. Gesture is a fundamental component of language that
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …
The pace of vocabulary growth helps predict later vocabulary skill
ML Rowe, SW Raudenbush… - Child …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Children vary widely in the rate at which they acquire words—some start slow and speed up,
others start fast and continue at a steady pace. Do early developmental variations of this sort …
others start fast and continue at a steady pace. Do early developmental variations of this sort …
Gesture use and processing: A review on individual differences in cognitive resources
Speakers use spontaneous hand gestures as they speak and think. These gestures serve
many functions for speakers who produce them as well as for listeners who observe them …
many functions for speakers who produce them as well as for listeners who observe them …
[BOOK][B] Development of the nervous system
Development of the Nervous System presents a broad and basic treatment of the
established and evolving principles of neural development as exemplified by key …
established and evolving principles of neural development as exemplified by key …