Reasons to doubt the generalizability, reliability, and diagnosticity of fast mapping (FM) for rapid lexical integration

Gaskell, M. Gareth; Lindsay, Shane

Abstract

The possibility of fast mapping (FM) promoting rapid lexical integration challenges complementary systems accounts of word learning. Here, we first question the diagnosticity of orthographic lexical competition prior to sleep as an indicator of lexical integration, given emerging evidence that the same pre-sleep effect can be found with explicit learning paradigms. Second, we describe a study that showed no evidence of accelerated lexical integration for spoken-word learning. This study also found no FM advantage when written materials were used . Taken together, the evidence does not convincingly demonstrate that FM can accelerate lexical integration in healthy adults.

Citation

Gaskell, M. G., & Lindsay, S. (2019). Reasons to doubt the generalizability, reliability, and diagnosticity of fast mapping (FM) for rapid lexical integration. Cognitive neuroscience, 10(4), 234-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2019.1600487

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Acceptance Date: Mar 26, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Apr 9, 2019
• Publication Date: Apr 9, 2019
• Deposit Date: Apr 30, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 10, 2020
• Journal: Cognitive Neuroscience
• Print ISSN: 1758-8928
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 234-236
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2019.1600487
• Keywords: Fast mapping; Consolidation; Lexical integration; Word learning
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1681777
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17588928.2019.1600487
• Additional Information: This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Cognitive neuroscience, 2019. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record.
• Contract Date: May 1, 2019