Can you "see" sounds? Exploring how children connect sounds and meanings
Sound symbolism–where words' sounds impact their meanings–may be an important strategy for word learning.
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Dr. Penny Pexman
Dr. Penny Pexman, an internationally renowned cognitive psychologist, serves as the Vice President of Research at Western University. Throughout her impressive 25-year tenure at the University of Calgary, Dr. Pexman established the Language Processing Lab and served in various distinguished roles, including her most recent position as the Associate Vice-President of Research and a Professor in the Psychology Department. She is also the co-founder of Women in Cognitive Science Canada and is a member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute. Her research centers on how we derive meaning from language.
Education:
University of Western Ontario, Ph.D. in Psychology (1998)
University of Western Ontario, M.A. in Psychology (1993)
University of Western Ontario, B.A. Honours in Psychology (1992)
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