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Kubicek, Claudia; Gervain, Judit; Loevenbruck, Hélène; Pascalis, Olivier; Schwarzer, Gudrun – Infant and Child Development, 2018
The present study investigated German-learning 6-month-old infants' preference for visual speech. Visual stimuli in the infants' native language (German) were contrasted with stimuli in a foreign language with similar rhythmical characteristics (English). In a visual preference task, infants were presented with 2 side-by-side silent video clips of…
Descriptors: Infants, Speech Communication, Gender Differences, Preferences
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Clearfield, Melissa W.; Jedd, Kelly E. – Infant and Child Development, 2013
The development of visual attention is a key component of cognitive functioning in infancy and childhood. By the time children in poverty reach school, deficits in attention are readily apparent; however, when these attention delays manifest is unknown. The current study tested attention longitudinally at 6, 9 and 12?months in infants from…
Descriptors: Infants, Infant Behavior, Attention, Socioeconomic Status