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Developmental Psychology
Habituation Helps Measure Infant Attention
Description
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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Transcript
Para explorar os estágios iniciais do desenvolvimento conceitual - quando os bebês são incapazes de falar de forma confiável, entender a fala ou controlar os movimentos com precisão - os pesquisadores estabeleceram técnicas inteligentes que usam métodos de habituação.
Como os adultos, os bebês preferem prestar atenção a coisas novas e int...
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