Exploring development of infant gaze, affect, and object exploration in a primarily Latino sample

Holland, Cristin M.; Sideris, John; Thompson, Barbara L.; Levitt, Pat; Baranek, Grace T.

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2022.101806

Infant Behavior and Development

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2022.101806

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Exploring development of infant gaze, affect, and object exploration in a primarily Latino sample

Cristin M. Holland¹,

John Sideris²,

Barbara L. Thompson³

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“My baby is ready to learn”—The role of infant pointing in redirecting maternal responses to be more informative

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Kashy Rosenbaum

2024

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Caregivers may perceive pointing as an indication of infants' readiness to learn, thereby increasing their tendency to label objects regardless of the infant's gesture type and context. This was investigated in this study by tracking 35 infants at home at the ages of 11 and 13 months and observing their interactions with their mothers during object manipulation. We focused on four types of communicative gestures: typical giving gestures, gestures contingent on exploration, gestures contingent on play, and pointing. We analyzed maternal response tendencies, including affirmation, naming, discourse, and pretense. The results revealed that when infants reached the age of 13 months, they tripled their pointing production; in turn, the maternal response changed entirely, with naming becoming the preferred response to all types of gestures. Furthermore, when infants were 13 months old and offered an object contingent on play acts, mothers increased their pretense acts sevenfold. Based on the most informative responses to infants among those examined, we argue that an increase in the number of pointing gestures may gradually be associated with the establishment of the maternal perception that an infant is ready to learn and a subsequent increase in naming and pretense production by the mother.

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“My baby is ready to learn”—The role of infant pointing in redirecting maternal responses to be more informative

Orr,

Kashy Rosenbaum

2024

Infancy

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Exploring development of infant gaze, affect, and object exploration in a primarily Latino sample

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“My baby is ready to learn”—The role of infant pointing in redirecting maternal responses to be more informative

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