Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
I am interested in the evolution of communication, human language and the human capacity for language.
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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Master of Science, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1999
Master of Arts, The University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1998
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Two-year-olds’ eye movements reflect confidence in their understanding of words
Dautriche, I., Goupil, L., Smith, K. & Rabagliati, H., 20 Sep 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Probability matching is not the default decision making strategy in human and non-human primates
Saldana, C., Claidiere, N., Fagot, J. & Smith, K., 30 Jul 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 13092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An experimental study of semantic extension in a novel communication system
Bowerman, J. & Smith, K., 17 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Culbertson, J., Perfors, A., Rabagliati, H. & Ramenzoni, V. (eds.). eScholarship University of California, p. 163-169 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; vol. 44).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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The complexity of a language is shaped by the communicative needs of its users and by the hierarchical nature of their social inferences
Nedelcu, V. & Smith, K., 17 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. Culbertson, J., Perfors, A., Rabagliati, H. & Ramenzoni, V. (eds.). eScholarship University of California, p. 1145-1151 (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society; vol. 44).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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From partners to populations: A hierarchical Bayesian account of coordination and convention
Hawkins, R. D., Franke, M., Frank, M. C., Goldberg, A. E., Smith, K., Griffiths, T. L. & Goodman, N. D., 14 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Midlothian Science Festival 2018
Kenny Smith (Advisor), Jennifer Culbertson (Organiser), Carmen Saldana (Contributor), Mora Maldonado (Contributor) & Amira Saouri (Contributor)
8 Oct 2018 → 12 Oct 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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It takes two to adapt: Interacting pairs’ language (but not individuals’) adapts to changing conditions in maze game
Lucia Castillo (Contributor), Kenneth Smith (Contributor) & Holly Branigan (Contributor)
25 Jul 2017Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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AMLaP 2016
Kenny Smith (Participant)
2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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EVOLANG XI
Kenny Smith (Participant)
2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Experimental Approaches to the Perception and Production of Linguistic Variation
Kenny Smith (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Establishing how intergroup bias influences the formation and evolution of stereotypes
1/11/17 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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How learning and using words shapes the structure of the lexicon.
Dautriche Singh, I. & Smith, K.
1/11/16 → 16/12/19
Project: Research
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Datasets
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Revised Imposing Memory Task videos
Smith, K. (Creator), Kliesch, C. (Creator), O'Grady, C. (Creator) & Scott-Phillips, T. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 5 Aug 2014
DOI: 10.7488/ds/51
Dataset
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The emergence of systematic argument distinctions in artificial sign languages (dataset)
Culbertson, J. (Creator), Kirby, S. (Creator), Smith, K. (Creator), Motamedi-mousavi, Y. (Creator) & Schouwstra, M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 19 Jun 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2852, https://psyarxiv.com/p6zy4/
Dataset
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Data for Feher, Wonnacott & Smith (2016), Structural priming in artificial languages and the regularisation of unpredictable variation
Feher, O. (Creator), Smith, K. (Creator) & Wonnacott, E. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 26 May 2017
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2051
Dataset
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Word learning under infinite uncertainty - Simulation codes and sample output
Blythe, R. (Creator), Smith, K. (Creator) & Smith, A. D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 15 Feb 2016
DOI: 10.7488/ds/1345, http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.2487
Dataset
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Evolving artificial sign languages in the lab: from improvised gesture to systematic sign (dataset)
Motamedi-mousavi, Y. (Creator), Schouwstra, M. (Creator), Smith, K. (Creator), Culbertson, J. (Creator) & Kirby, S. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 27 Sep 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2447
Dataset
Press / Media
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Baboons, like humans, can build on work of others, according to study by Drs Simon Kirby and Kenny Smith
5/11/14 → 15/11/14
17 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Research on the origin and purpose of stereotypes highlighted by advertisement protesting name of Washington Redskins American Football team
11/06/14
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities