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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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Per esplorare le prime fasi dello sviluppo concettuale, quando i bambini non sono in grado di parlare in modo affidabile, comprendere il parlato o controllare con precisione i movimenti, i ricercatori hanno stabilito tecniche intelligenti che utilizzano metodi di assuefazione.

Come gli adulti, i bambini preferiscono prestare attenzione a ...

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

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