Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities
Abstract Statistical learning is a core ability for individuals in extracting and integrating regularities and patterns from linguistic input. Yet, the developmental trajectory of visual statistical learning has not been fully examined in the orthographic learning domain. Employing an artificial ort...
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| description | Abstract Statistical learning is a core ability for individuals in extracting and integrating regularities and patterns from linguistic input. Yet, the developmental trajectory of visual statistical learning has not been fully examined in the orthographic learning domain. Employing an artificial orthographic learning task, we manipulated three levels of positional consistency of radicals, i.e., high (100%), moderate (80%), and low (60%), embedded in pseudocharacters to investigate visual statistical learning across a wide age range between 4–12-year-olds and adults. The non-linear power-function models indicated that the rates of improvement in acquiring varying positional consistencies increased with age, particularly for high and moderate levels. Specifically, we observed a significant enhancement in statistical learning abilities between the ages of 4–5 years and 5–6 years, followed by a stabilization of performance after 8–9 years. Our findings support the age-dependent perspective that individuals’ visual statistical learning ability improves significantly in early childhood and then decelerates its improvement progressively until adulthood. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fc1ceec6d5d54ace88720fe744b93a392025-02-02T12:09:28ZengNature Portfolionpj Science of Learning2056-79362025-01-011011910.1038/s41539-025-00298-2Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularitiesRujun Duan0Qi Sun1Xiuhong Tong2Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong KongSchool of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal UniversityDepartment of Psychology, The Education University of Hong KongAbstract Statistical learning is a core ability for individuals in extracting and integrating regularities and patterns from linguistic input. Yet, the developmental trajectory of visual statistical learning has not been fully examined in the orthographic learning domain. Employing an artificial orthographic learning task, we manipulated three levels of positional consistency of radicals, i.e., high (100%), moderate (80%), and low (60%), embedded in pseudocharacters to investigate visual statistical learning across a wide age range between 4–12-year-olds and adults. The non-linear power-function models indicated that the rates of improvement in acquiring varying positional consistencies increased with age, particularly for high and moderate levels. Specifically, we observed a significant enhancement in statistical learning abilities between the ages of 4–5 years and 5–6 years, followed by a stabilization of performance after 8–9 years. Our findings support the age-dependent perspective that individuals’ visual statistical learning ability improves significantly in early childhood and then decelerates its improvement progressively until adulthood.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00298-2 |
| spellingShingle | Rujun Duan Qi Sun Xiuhong Tong Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities npj Science of Learning |
| title | Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities |
| title_full | Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities |
| title_fullStr | Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities |
| title_short | Non-linear development in statistical learning of visual orthographic regularities |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00298-2 |
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