Visual Constancies amidst Changes in Handled Objects for 5- to 24-Month-Old Infants

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Title: Visual Constancies amidst Changes in Handled Objects for 5- to 24-Month-Old Infants
Language: English
Authors: Burling, Joseph M. (ORCID 0000-0002-3163-6023), Yoshida, Hanako
Source: Child Development. Mar-Apr 2019 90(2):452-461.
Availability: Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2019
Sponsoring Agency: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
Contract Number: R01HD058620
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Infants, Skill Development, Attention Control, Recognition (Psychology), Toddlers, Object Manipulation, Eye Movements, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Child Development
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13201
ISSN: 0009-3920
Abstract: Manual skills slowly develop throughout infancy and have been shown to create clear views of objects that provide better support for visually sustained attention, recognition, memory, and learning. These clear views may coincide with the development of manual skills, or that social scaffolding supports clear viewing experiences like those generated by toddlers during active object exploration. This study used a head-mounted eye tracker to record 5- to 24-month-olds' object views during repeated mother-infant play sessions (Ns = 18). Results show an early beginning of scaffolding in which parents generate views similar to those of older infants and toddlers, resulting in increased fixations to objects. The finding implicates parents as early scaffolders of object attention and learning.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1208155
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Manual skills slowly develop throughout infancy and have been shown to create clear views of objects that provide better support for visually sustained attention, recognition, memory, and learning. These clear views may coincide with the development of manual skills, or that social scaffolding supports clear viewing experiences like those generated by toddlers during active object exploration. This study used a head-mounted eye tracker to record 5- to 24-month-olds' object views during repeated mother-infant play sessions (Ns = 18). Results show an early beginning of scaffolding in which parents generate views similar to those of older infants and toddlers, resulting in increased fixations to objects. The finding implicates parents as early scaffolders of object attention and learning.
ISSN:0009-3920
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13201