Developmental Changes in Visual Scanning of Dynamic Faces and Abstract Stimuli in Infants: A Longitudinal Study

Autor/inn/en	Hunnius, Sabine; Geuze, Reint H.
Titel	Developmental Changes in Visual Scanning of Dynamic Faces and Abstract Stimuli in Infants: A Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Infancy, 6 (2004) 2, S.231-255 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1525-0008
DOI	10.1207/s15327078in0602_5
Schlagwörter	Video Technology; Visual Stimuli; Mothers; Eye Movements; Infants; Human Body; Age Differences; Familiarity + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Augenbewegung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Menschlicher Körper; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied
Abstract	The characteristics of scanning patterns between the ages of 6 and 26 weeks were investigated through repeated assessments of 10 infants. Eye movements were recorded using a corneal-reflection system while the infants looked at 2 dynamic stimuli: the naturally moving face of their mother and an abstract stimulus. Results indicated that the way infants scanned these stimuli stabilized only after 18 weeks, which is slightly later than the ages reported in the literature on infants' scanning of static stimuli. This effect was especially prominent for the abstract stimulus. From the 14-week session on, infants adapted their scanning behavior to the stimulus characteristics. When scanning the video of their mother's face, infants directed their gaze at the mouth and eye region most often. Even at the youngest age, there was no indication of an edge effect. (Contains 7 figures, 2 tables, and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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