Publications
In revision/review
Weiss, D.J., *Zinszer, B., *Poepsel, T.J., & Aslin, R.N. (invited revision) Stay or switch:
The impact of consistency on statistical learning of multiple structures. Cognitive Science.
*Poepsel, T.J., & Weiss, D. J. (invited revision) Sensitivity to multiple mappings in
statistical word learning by monolinguals and bilinguals Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
*Heimbauer, L.A., *Johns, T. & Weiss, D.J. (in revision) Inferential reasoning in the visual and auditory modalities by cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)
*Poepsel, T.J., Gerfen, C., & Weiss, D. J. (invited revision) Contextual cues facilitate the
acquisition of multiple mappings in statistical word learning Language Learning and Development
Forthcoming
*Bulgarelli, F., *Lebkuecher, A.L., & Weiss, D.J. (accepted). Bilingualism and statistical learning. Language, Speech, and Hearing
Services in Schools
2018
Park, J.S., Miller, C., Rosenbaum, D.A., Sanjeevan, T., van Hell, J., Weiss, D.J., Minela-Arnold, E. (2018). Bilingualism and Procedural Learning In Typically Developing Children And Children With Language Impairments. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-11. doi:10.1044/2017_JSLHR-L-16-0409
Prétôt, L., Weiss, D.J., & Brosnan, S.F. (2018) Do non-human primates ascribe intentional action to the choices of conspecifics? Animal Behavior and Cognition, 5 (1), 41-54.
2017
*Bulgarelli, F., Benitez, V., Saffran, J., Byers-Heinlein, K., & Weiss, D.J. (2017) Statistical learning of multiple structures by 8-month-old infants. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development
MacDonald, M.C., & Weiss, D.J. (2017). Structural priming, action planning, and grammar. A commentary on Branigan & Pickering: An experimental approach to linguistic representation. Brain & Behavioral Science 40. doi:10.1017/S0140525X17000498
Weiss, D.J., *Bulgarelli, F., Navarro-Torres, C., & Morales, J. (2017). Translating research to practice in the language sciences. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 3 (1), 1-4.
2016
*Bulgarelli, F., & Weiss, D.J. (2016) Anchors aweigh: The impact of overlearning on entrenchment effects in statistical learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
*George, N.R., Kanero, J., Chwilla, D.J. & Weiss, D.J. (2016) Are we ON the same page? Monolingual and bilingual acquisition of familiar and novel relational language Proceedings of 38th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 111-116.
Karuza, E., Li, P., Weiss, D.J., *Bulgarelli, F., Zinszer, B. & Aslin, R.N. (2016) Neural substrates underlying the primacy effect in statistical learning Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 10):1484-500. doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_00990.
*Mitchel, A. D., Gerfen, C., & Weiss, D. J. (2016). Audiovisual perceptual learning with multiple speakers. Journal of Phonetics, 56, 66-74.
*Poepsel, T. J., & Weiss, D. J. (2016). The influence of bilingualism on statistical word learning. Cognition, 152, 9-19.
Puts, D. A., Hill, A. K., Bailey, D. H., Walker, R. S., Rendall, D., Wheatley, J. R., Welling, L.L.M., Dawood, K., Cárdenas, R., Burriss, R.P., Jablonski, N. G., Shriver, M.D., Weiss, D., Lameira, A.R., Apicella, C.L., Owren, M.J., Barelli, C., Glenn, M.E., & Ramos-Fernandez, G. (2016). Sexual selection on male vocal fundamental frequency in humans and other anthropoids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283, 1829, 20152830). The Royal Society.
2015
Weiss, D.J., *Poepsel, T., & Gerfen, C. (2015) Tracking multiple inputs: The challenge of bilingual statistical learning. Rebuschat, P. (Ed.) Implicit and Explicit Learning of Languages. p167-190. John Benjamins Press.
Sanjeevan, T., Rosenbaum, D. A., Miller, C., van Hell, J. G., Weiss, D. J., & Mainela-Arnold, E. (2015). Motor Issues in Specific Language Impairment: a Window into the Underlying Impairment. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 1-9.
Polka, L., Bohn, O., & Weiss, D.J. (2015) Learning about vowel perception from cross-species comparisons: task demands matter. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00941
*Linck, J. & Weiss, D.J. (2015) Working memory predicts second language classroom learning. Sage Open, 5 (4), DOI: 10.1177/ 2158244015607352
Hotchkin, C.F., Parks, S.E., Weiss, D.J. (2015) Noise-Induced Frequency Modifications of Tamarin Vocalizations: Implications for Noise Compensation in Nonhuman Primates, PLoS One,10(6), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130211
Wunsch, K., Weiss, D. J., Schack, T., & Weigelt, M. (2015). Second-order motor planning in children: insights from a cup-manipulation-task. Psychological Research,9(4):669-77. doi: 10.1007/s00426-014-0596-y
Weiss, D.J., *Poepsel, T., & Gerfen, C. (2015) Tracking multiple inputs: The challenge of bilingual statistical learning. Rebuschat, P. (Ed.) Implicit and Explicit Learning of Languages. p167-190. John Benjamins Press.
Sanjeevan, T., Rosenbaum, D. A., Miller, C., van Hell, J. G., Weiss, D. J., & Mainela-Arnold, E. (2015). Motor Issues in Specific Language Impairment: a Window into the Underlying Impairment. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 1-9.
Polka, L., Bohn, O., & Weiss, D.J. (2015) Learning about vowel perception from cross-species comparisons: task demands matter. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00941
*Linck, J. & Weiss, D.J. (2015) Working memory predicts second language classroom learning. Sage Open, 5 (4), DOI: 10.1177/ 2158244015607352
Hotchkin, C.F., Parks, S.E., Weiss, D.J. (2015) Noise-Induced Frequency Modifications of Tamarin Vocalizations: Implications for Noise Compensation in Nonhuman Primates, PLoS One,10(6), DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130211
Wunsch, K., Weiss, D. J., Schack, T., & Weigelt, M. (2015). Second-order motor planning in children: insights from a cup-manipulation-task. Psychological Research,9(4):669-77. doi: 10.1007/s00426-014-0596-y
2014
Rosenbaum, D.A., Herbort, O., Van der Wel, R., & Weiss, D.J. (2014) What’s in a Grasp? American Scientist, 102(5), 366-371. DOI: 10.1511/2014.110.366
Weiss, D.J., Hotchkin, C.F., Parks, S.E. (2014) Modification of spectral features in nonhuman primates. A commentary on Ackerman, Hage, & Ziegler: Brain mechanisms of acoustic communication in humans and nonhuman primates: An evolutionary perspective. Brain & Behavioral Science 37(6):574-576.
Weiss, D.J. (2014) Statistical Learning in Infancy. For Brooks, P, Kempe, V., & Golson, J.G. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Language Development. SAGE.
*Poepsel, T.J. & Weiss, D.J. (2014) Context influences conscious appraisal of cross-situational learning. Frontiers in Psychology, 5:691. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00691
*Mitchel, A. D., & Weiss, D. J. (2014). Visual speech segmentation: using facial cues to locate word boundaries in continuous speech. Language, Cognition, & Neuroscience, 29:7, 771-780, DOI:10.1080/01690965.2013.791703
*Mitchel, A.D., Christiansen, M.H. & Weiss, D.J. (2014). Multimodal integration in statistical learning: Evidence from the McGurk illusion. Frontiers in Psychology, 5: 407. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00407.
Rosenbaum, D.A., Herbort, O., Van der Wel, R., & Weiss, D.J. (2014) What’s in a Grasp? American Scientist, 102(5), 366-371. DOI: 10.1511/2014.110.366
Weiss, D.J., Hotchkin, C.F., Parks, S.E. (2014) Modification of spectral features in nonhuman primates. A commentary on Ackerman, Hage, & Ziegler: Brain mechanisms of acoustic communication in humans and nonhuman primates: An evolutionary perspective. Brain & Behavioral Science 37(6):574-576.
Weiss, D.J. (2014) Statistical Learning in Infancy. For Brooks, P, Kempe, V., & Golson, J.G. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Language Development. SAGE.
*Poepsel, T.J. & Weiss, D.J. (2014) Context influences conscious appraisal of cross-situational learning. Frontiers in Psychology, 5:691. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00691
*Mitchel, A. D., & Weiss, D. J. (2014). Visual speech segmentation: using facial cues to locate word boundaries in continuous speech. Language, Cognition, & Neuroscience, 29:7, 771-780, DOI:10.1080/01690965.2013.791703
*Mitchel, A.D., Christiansen, M.H. & Weiss, D.J. (2014). Multimodal integration in statistical learning: Evidence from the McGurk illusion. Frontiers in Psychology, 5: 407. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00407.
2013
Zander, S., Weiss, D.J., & Judge, P.G., (2013) The interface between morphology and action planning: A comparison of two species of New World monkeys. Animal Behaviour, 86, 1251-1258.
Chapman, K.M. & Weiss, D.J. (2013) Pulling to Scale: Motor planning for sequences of repeated actions by cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, Vol 39(2), 180-186. doi: 10.1037/a0031775
Hotchkin, C.F., Parks, S.E., & Weiss, D.J. (2013) Vocal modifications in primates: Interactions of noise and behavioral context on the acoustic structure of vocalizations. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, (19).
Zinszer, B. & Weiss, D.J. (2013) When to hold and when to fold: Detecting structural changes in statistical learning. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 3858-3863.
Zander, S., Weiss, D.J., & Judge, P.G., (2013) The interface between morphology and action planning: A comparison of two species of New World monkeys. Animal Behaviour, 86, 1251-1258.
Chapman, K.M. & Weiss, D.J. (2013) Pulling to Scale: Motor planning for sequences of repeated actions by cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, Vol 39(2), 180-186. doi: 10.1037/a0031775
Hotchkin, C.F., Parks, S.E., & Weiss, D.J. (2013) Vocal modifications in primates: Interactions of noise and behavioral context on the acoustic structure of vocalizations. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, (19).
Zinszer, B. & Weiss, D.J. (2013) When to hold and when to fold: Detecting structural changes in statistical learning. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 3858-3863.
2012
Weiss, D.J., Chapman, K.M., Wark, J., & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2012) Motor planning in primates. A commentary on Vaesen, K., The cognitive basis of human tool use, Brain & Behavioral Science, 35(4),1-60.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2012) The use of facial cues for speech segmentation. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Volume 2, 361-373.
*Poepsel, T., Gerfen, C. & Weiss, D.J. (2012) Context, mutual exclusivity, and the challenge of multiple mappings in word learning. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Volume 2, 474-486.
Rosenbaum, D.A., Chapman, K.M., Weigelt, M., Weiss, D.J., & Van der Wel, R., (2012) Cognition action and object manipulation: The end-state comfort effect. Psychological Bulletin, 138(5), 924-946. doi: 10.1037/a0027839
Rosenbaum, D.A., Chapman, K.M., Weigelt, M., Weiss, D.J., & Van der Wel, R., (2012) Cognition, action, and object manipulation. Psychological Bulletin, 138(5), 924-946. doi: 10.1037/a0027839
Weiss, D.J., Chapman, K.M., Wark, J., & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2012) Motor planning in primates. A commentary on Vaesen, K., The cognitive basis of human tool use, Brain & Behavioral Science, 35(4),1-60.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2012) The use of facial cues for speech segmentation. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Volume 2, 361-373.
*Poepsel, T., Gerfen, C. & Weiss, D.J. (2012) Context, mutual exclusivity, and the challenge of multiple mappings in word learning. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Volume 2, 474-486.
Rosenbaum, D.A., Chapman, K.M., Weigelt, M., Weiss, D.J., & Van der Wel, R., (2012) Cognition action and object manipulation: The end-state comfort effect. Psychological Bulletin, 138(5), 924-946. doi: 10.1037/a0027839
Rosenbaum, D.A., Chapman, K.M., Weigelt, M., Weiss, D.J., & Van der Wel, R., (2012) Cognition, action, and object manipulation. Psychological Bulletin, 138(5), 924-946. doi: 10.1037/a0027839
2011
*Linck, J. & Weiss, D.J. (2011) Working memory predicts the acquisition of explicit L2 knowledge. In Sanz, C. & Leow, R.P. (Eds.) Implicit and Explicit Language Learning: Conditions Processes and Knowledge in SLA and Bilingualism. Georgetown University Press.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2011) Simultaneous statistical learning in two modalities: Evidence for modality-general accounts. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 37(5), 1081-1091.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2011) Learning across senses: Cross-Modal effects in multisensory statistical learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition,37(5), 1081-1091.
*Linck, J. & Weiss, D.J. (2011) Working memory predicts the acquisition of explicit L2 knowledge. In Sanz, C. & Leow, R.P. (Eds.) Implicit and Explicit Language Learning: Conditions Processes and Knowledge in SLA and Bilingualism. Georgetown University Press.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2011) Simultaneous statistical learning in two modalities: Evidence for modality-general accounts. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 37(5), 1081-1091.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2011) Learning across senses: Cross-Modal effects in multisensory statistical learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition,37(5), 1081-1091.
2010
*Chapman, K.M., Weiss, D.J., & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2010). Evolutionary roots of motor planning: The end-state comfort effect in lemurs. Journal of Comparative Psychology¸124(2), 229-232.
Weiss, D.J. & *Chapman, K. (2010) Animal Learning and Behavior. In Weiner, I.B. & Craighead, W.E.(eds.) The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology 4th Edition, (1), 107-110, Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, N.J.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2010) What's in a face? Visual contributions to speech segmentation. Language and Cognitive Processes, 25(4), 456-482.
Weiss, D.J., Gerfen, C., & *Mitchel, A.(2010) Colliding cues in word segmentation: The role of cue strength and general cognitive processes. Language and Cognitive Processes, 25(3), 402-422.
*Chapman, K.M., Weiss, D.J., & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2010). Evolutionary roots of motor planning: The end-state comfort effect in lemurs. Journal of Comparative Psychology¸124(2), 229-232.
Weiss, D.J. & *Chapman, K. (2010) Animal Learning and Behavior. In Weiner, I.B. & Craighead, W.E.(eds.) The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology 4th Edition, (1), 107-110, Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, N.J.
*Mitchel, A. & Weiss, D.J. (2010) What's in a face? Visual contributions to speech segmentation. Language and Cognitive Processes, 25(4), 456-482.
Weiss, D.J., Gerfen, C., & *Mitchel, A.(2010) Colliding cues in word segmentation: The role of cue strength and general cognitive processes. Language and Cognitive Processes, 25(3), 402-422.
2009
Weiss, D.J. & *Wark, J. (2009). Hysteresis effect in a motor task in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 35 (3), 135-141.
*Mitchel, A. D. & Weiss, D.J. (2009) Faces in segmentation: The role of audio-visual integration. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development,667-678.
Weiss, D.J., Gerfen, C. & *Mitchel, A.D. (2009) Speech segmentation in a simulated bilingual environment: A challenge for statistical learning? Language Learning and Development 5, 30-49.
Weiss, D.J. & *Wark, J. (2009). Hysteresis effect in a motor task in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 35 (3), 135-141.
*Mitchel, A. D. & Weiss, D.J. (2009) Faces in segmentation: The role of audio-visual integration. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development,667-678.
Weiss, D.J., Gerfen, C. & *Mitchel, A.D. (2009) Speech segmentation in a simulated bilingual environment: A challenge for statistical learning? Language Learning and Development 5, 30-49.
2008
Maye J., Weiss, D.J. & Aslin R.N. (2008) Statistical phonetic learning in infants: Facilitation and feature generalization. Developmental Science, 11(1), 122-134.
Weiss, D.J., Gerfen, C., & *Mitchel, A. (2008) Colliding cues in word segmentation: The role of cue strength and individual differences. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, 537-549.
Weiss, D.J. & Maye, J. (2008) The role of contrast in the acquisition of phonetic systems. Avery, P., Rice, K., and Dresher, B.E. (Eds.) Contrast in Phonology: Theory, Perception, Acquisition. Mouton de Gruyter (Berlin/ New York), 219-230.
Maye J., Weiss, D.J. & Aslin R.N. (2008) Statistical phonetic learning in infants: Facilitation and feature generalization. Developmental Science, 11(1), 122-134.
Weiss, D.J., Gerfen, C., & *Mitchel, A. (2008) Colliding cues in word segmentation: The role of cue strength and individual differences. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, 537-549.
Weiss, D.J. & Maye, J. (2008) The role of contrast in the acquisition of phonetic systems. Avery, P., Rice, K., and Dresher, B.E. (Eds.) Contrast in Phonology: Theory, Perception, Acquisition. Mouton de Gruyter (Berlin/ New York), 219-230.
2007
Weiss, D.J., *Wark, J. & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2007) Monkey see, monkey plan, monkey do: The end-state comfort effect in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Psychological Science, 18(12), 1063-1068.
Rosenbaum, D.A., Cohen, R.G., Jax, S.A., Weiss, D.J. & van der Wel, R. (2007) The problem of serial order in behavior: Lashley's Legacy. Human Movement Science, 26, 525-554.
Weiss, D.J., *Wark, J. & Rosenbaum, D.A. (2007) Monkey see, monkey plan, monkey do: The end-state comfort effect in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Psychological Science, 18(12), 1063-1068.
Rosenbaum, D.A., Cohen, R.G., Jax, S.A., Weiss, D.J. & van der Wel, R. (2007) The problem of serial order in behavior: Lashley's Legacy. Human Movement Science, 26, 525-554.
2006
Weiss, D.J. & Newport E. (2006) Mechanisms underlying language acquisition: Benefits from a comparative approach. Infancy 9(2), 241-257.
Weiss, D.J. & Santos, L. (2006) Introduction to Thematic Collection: Why Primates?: The Importance of Non-Human Primates for Understanding Human Infancy. Infancy 9(2), 133-146.
Weiss, D.J. & Gerfen, C. (2006) Speech segmentation in a bilingual environment. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development
Weiss, D.J. & Newport E. (2006) Mechanisms underlying language acquisition: Benefits from a comparative approach. Infancy 9(2), 241-257.
Weiss, D.J. & Santos, L. (2006) Introduction to Thematic Collection: Why Primates?: The Importance of Non-Human Primates for Understanding Human Infancy. Infancy 9(2), 133-146.
Weiss, D.J. & Gerfen, C. (2006) Speech segmentation in a bilingual environment. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development
2003
Maye, J. & Weiss, D.J. (2003) Statistical cues facilitate infants’ discrimination of difficult phonetic contrasts. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development
Maye, J. & Weiss, D.J. (2003) Statistical cues facilitate infants’ discrimination of difficult phonetic contrasts. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development
2002
Miller C., Weiss, D.J. & Hauser, M.D. (2002) Mechanisms of acoustic classification in primates. In A. Ghazanfar (Ed.), Primate Audition: Ethology and Neurobiology. CRC Press. 43-61.
Weiss, D.J., Ghazanfar, A.A., Miller, C.T., & Hauser, M.D. (2002). Specialized processing of primate facial and vocal expressions: Evidence for cerebral asymmetries. In L. Rogers and R. Andrew (Eds.), Comparative Vertebrate Laterality. 480-531.
Weiss, D.J. & Hauser, M.D. (2002) Perception of harmonics in the combination long call of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) Animal Behaviour 64, 415-426.
Miller C., Weiss, D.J. & Hauser, M.D. (2002) Mechanisms of acoustic classification in primates. In A. Ghazanfar (Ed.), Primate Audition: Ethology and Neurobiology. CRC Press. 43-61.
Weiss, D.J., Ghazanfar, A.A., Miller, C.T., & Hauser, M.D. (2002). Specialized processing of primate facial and vocal expressions: Evidence for cerebral asymmetries. In L. Rogers and R. Andrew (Eds.), Comparative Vertebrate Laterality. 480-531.
Weiss, D.J. & Hauser, M.D. (2002) Perception of harmonics in the combination long call of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) Animal Behaviour 64, 415-426.
2001
Weiss D.J., Kralik, J.D., & Hauser, M.D. (2001). Face processing in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Animal Cognition, 3,(4)191-205.
Weiss, D.J., Garibaldi, B. T., & Hauser, M. D. (2001). The production and perception of long calls by cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus): Acoustic analyses and playback experiments. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 15(3), 258-271.
Weiss D.J., Kralik, J.D., & Hauser, M.D. (2001). Face processing in cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Animal Cognition, 3,(4)191-205.
Weiss, D.J., Garibaldi, B. T., & Hauser, M. D. (2001). The production and perception of long calls by cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus): Acoustic analyses and playback experiments. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 15(3), 258-271.