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Developmental Psychology

Habituation Helps Measure Infant Attention

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Habituation helps scientists measure infant attention before babies can talk. Researchers study infants because they have had very few life experiences, so they can offer clear clues about human thinking and learning. Studying them is challenging because young infants cannot reliably speak, understand speech, or even move an...

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Um die frühen Stadien der konzeptuellen Entwicklung zu erforschen, in denen Säuglinge nicht zuverlässig sprechen, Sprache verstehen oder Bewegungen nicht präzise steuern können, haben Forscher clevere Techniken entwickelt, die Gewöhnungsmethoden verwenden.

Wie Erwachsene bevorzugen auch Säuglinge es, auf Neues und Interessantes zu achten....

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Infant HabituationDishabituationShape DiscriminationLooking Time MeasurementWithin Subjects DesignAttention Getter StimulusHabituation CriterionTest Phase TrialsLooking Time AnalysisDevelopmental Psychology

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