= Linda B. Smith
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A <developmental psychologist> who, with <Chen Yu>, tested <cross-situational word learning> in infants. Repeated trials paired multiple spoken words with multiple pictures, leaving each trial ambiguous. Looking toward the correct object at test showed that learners can use recurring word–object pairings across situations rather than requiring every word to be taught in isolation.<Infants rapidly learn word-referent mappings via cross-situational statistics by Linda B. Smith and Chen Yu>[2008, ambiguous pairings and target-versus-distractor looking]{ref}
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