2024
DOI: 10.1111/infa.12616
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“My baby is ready to learn”—The role of infant pointing in redirecting maternal responses to be more informative

Edna Orr,
Gabriela Kashy Rosenbaum

Abstract: 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 poin… Show more

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