No two cues are alike: Depth of learning during infancy is dependent on what orients attention

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Rachel Wu, Natasha Z Kirkham

Abstract

Human infants develop a variety of attentional mechanisms that allow them to extract relevant information from a cluttered multimodal world. We know that both social and nonsocial cues shift infants' attention, but not how these cues differentially affect learning of multimodal events. Experiment 1 used social cues to direct 8- and 4-month-olds' attention to two audiovisual events (i.e., animations of a cat or dog accompanied by particular sounds) while identical distractor events played in another location. Experiment 2 directed 8-month-olds' attention with colorful flashes to the same events. Experiment 3 measured baseline learning without attention cues both with the familiarization and test trials (no cue condition) and with only the test trials (test control condition). The 8-month-olds exposed to social cues showed specific learning of audiovisual events. The 4-month-olds displayed only general spatial learning from social cues, suggesting that specific learning of audiovisual events from social cues may be a function of experience. Infants cued with the colorful flashes looked indiscriminately to both cued locations during test (similar to the 4-month-olds learning from social cues) despite attending for equal duration t...Continue Reading

References

Oct 1, 1989·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·N Akhtar, J T Enns
Feb 1, 1980·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology·M I Posner
Jun 1, 1993·Journal of Child Language·D A Baldwin
Feb 1, 1997·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·D J Tellinghuisen, L M Oakes
Jan 10, 2001·Annual Review of Psychology·J Colombo
Jun 26, 2002·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Teresa FarroniMark H Johnson
Jul 18, 2002·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Jason Tipples
Nov 5, 2002·Psychonomic Bulletin & Review·Jelena RisticAlan Kingstone
Apr 2, 2004·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Atsushi SenjuToshikazu Hasegawa
Jul 22, 2004·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·Grace Iarocci, Jacob A Burack
Nov 13, 2004·Neuroreport·Vincent M ReidMark H Johnson
Apr 14, 2006·Child Development·Shannon M PrudenElizabeth A Hennon
May 9, 2006·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Carmel Houston-PriceHester Duffy
Sep 1, 2006·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Tricia Striano, Vincent M Reid
Dec 22, 2006·Developmental Science·Patricia K Kuhl
Dec 22, 2006·Developmental Science·György GergelyIldikó Király
May 22, 2007·Cognition·Kim PlunkettLeslie B Cohen
Apr 29, 2008·Current Biology : CB·Atsushi Senju, Gergely Csibra
May 10, 2008·Psychological Science·Michael H Goldstein, Jennifer A Schwade
Sep 2, 2008·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Jennifer M D YoonGergely Csibra
Jan 16, 2009·Developmental Science·Jelena Ristic, Alan Kingstone
Feb 12, 2009·Psychological Science·Teodora Gliga, Gergely Csibra

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 3, 2013·Cognition·Haley A Vlach, Scott P Johnson
Nov 4, 2011·Social Neuroscience·Franziska Kopp, Ulman Lindenberger
Oct 31, 2012·PloS One·Daniel YurovskyRachel Wu
Apr 1, 2016·Journal of Cognition and Development : Official Journal of the Cognitive Development Society·Kate Nussenbaum, Dima Amso
Oct 28, 2011·Infant Behavior & Development·Natasha Z KirkhamScott P Johnson
Nov 1, 2016·Social Development·Brenda Salley, John Colombo
Mar 8, 2016·Developmental Science·Cecilia Heyes
Mar 10, 2016·Developmental Science·Diane Poulin-Dubois
May 17, 2011·Infancy : the Official Journal of the International Society on Infant Studies·Ramesh S Bhatt, Paul C Quinn
Sep 17, 2013·Developmental Science·Kristen Swan Tummeltshammer, Natasha Z Kirkham
Oct 15, 2013·Developmental Science·Julie Markant, Dima Amso
Jan 18, 2014·Child Development·Aimee E Stahl, Lisa Feigenson
Mar 22, 2014·Child Development·Kristen Swan TummeltshammerNatasha Z Kirkham
Sep 19, 2015·Nature Reviews. Neuroscience·Dima Amso, Gaia Scerif
Dec 24, 2013·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·Emily J H JonesMark H Johnson
Sep 20, 2012·Cognition·Viridiana L Benitez, Linda B Smith
Apr 12, 2014·Frontiers in Psychology·Rachel WuNatasha Z Kirkham
May 7, 2016·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Markus PaulusBeate Sodian
Dec 3, 2016·Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science·Richard N Aslin
Jan 10, 2014·Language Learning and Development : the Official Journal of the Society for Language Development·Linda B Smith, Chen Yu
Dec 10, 2014·Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice·Iyad AldaqreBeate Sodian
May 13, 2014·Psychological Science·Kostas A PapageorgiouAngelica Ronald
Jul 16, 2014·Psychological Science·Kristen Swan TummeltshammerNatasha Z Kirkham
Oct 27, 2017·Developmental Science·Kristen Tummeltshammer, Dima Amso
Aug 1, 2018·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Rachel WuGaia Scerif
Dec 1, 2010·Cognitive Science·Linda B SmithHanako Yoshida
Sep 2, 2020·Infancy : the Official Journal of the International Society on Infant Studies·Stephanie A Custode, Catherine Tamis-LeMonda
Mar 10, 2016·Infancy : the Official Journal of the International Society on Infant Studies·Julie Markant, Dima Amso
May 26, 2018·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Francesca Capozzi, Jelena Ristic
Aug 18, 2018·Frontiers in Psychology·Jennifer M ZoshDavid Whitebread
May 1, 2019·Infancy : the Official Journal of the International Society on Infant Studies·Jessica B Applin, Melissa M Kibbe
Nov 23, 2016·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·Joanne Arciuli
Sep 6, 2018·Developmental Science·Hannah J BroadbentNatasha Z Kirkham
Feb 16, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Melis ÇetinçelikTineke M Snijders
Feb 25, 2021·Infancy : the Official Journal of the International Society on Infant Studies·Maleen ThieleDaniel B M Haun
Mar 10, 2021·Child Development·Jae EngleLeslie J Carver
Mar 14, 2017·Cognitive Psychology·Kyle MacDonaldMichael C Frank
Dec 20, 2019·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Sho TsujiAlejandrina Cristia
May 4, 2021·Cognition·Barbara PomiechowskaTeodora Gliga
May 28, 2021·Scientific Reports·Cristina JaraMarcela Peña

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.