Status:
RECRUITING
Word Learning in Deaf Children Using Eye-tracking and Behavioral Measures
Lead Sponsor:
Boston University Charles River Campus
Conditions:
Deafness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Mutual exclusivity is a word learning constraint in which the learner assumes that a given word refers to only one category of objects. In spoken languages, mutual exclusivity has been demonstrated in...
Detailed Description
The investigators will investigate how deaf children prioritize input cues to word meaning when linguistic cues (i.e. mutual exclusivity) and referential gaze are in conflict in a structured word lear...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Deaf children ages 18-60 months
- born severely to profoundly deaf
- have either deaf or hearing parents
- communicate using American Sign Language
- have normal to corrected normal vision
Exclusion
- Deaf children who have not been exposed to American Sign Language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 7 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05993832
Start Date
August 7 2023
End Date
January 1 2027
Last Update
August 28 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215