Noam Siegelman|Ram Frost
Statistical learning as an individual ability: Theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence
Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language|Hebrew University of Jerusalem|Haskins Laboratories
although power statistical learning sl explaining wide range linguistic functions gaining increasing support relatively little research focused theoretical construct perspective individual differences however able reliably link individual differences given ability language learning individual differences sl three critical theoretical questions posed sl componential unified ability nested within general cognitive abilities stable capacity individual following initial mapping sentence outlining possible dimensions sl employed battery sl tasks visual auditory modalities using verbal nonverbal stimuli adjacent nonadjacent contingencies sl tasks administered along general cognitive tasks withinsubject design two time points explore theoretical questions found sl measured tasks stable reliable capacity individual moreover found sl independent general cognitive abilities intelligence working memory however sl unified capacity individual sensitivity conditional probabilities uniform across modalities stimuli