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Direct linkFarroni, Teresa; Massaccesi, Stefano; Pividori, Donatella; Johnson, Mark H. – Infancy, 2004
Eye gaze has been shown to be an effective cue for directing attention in adults. Whether this ability operates from birth is unknown. Three experiments were carried out with 2- to 5-day-old newborns. The first experiment replicated the previous finding that newborns are able to discriminate between direct and averted gaze, and extended this…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Neonates, Visual Perception, Cues
Shaddy, D. Jill; Colombo, John – Infancy, 2004
This study examined 4- and 6-month-olds' responses to static or dynamic stimuli using behavioral and heart-rate-defined measures of attention. Infants looked longest to dynamic stimuli with an audio track and least to a static stimulus that was mute. Overall, look duration declined with age to the different stimuli. The amount of time spent in…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Attention, Infants, Age Differences
