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Schott, Esther; Tamayo, Maria Paula; Byers-Heinlein, Krista – Infant and Child Development, 2023
Bilingual infants acquire languages in a variety of language environments. Some caregivers follow a one-person-one-language approach in an attempt to not "confuse" their child. However, the central assumption that infants can keep track of what language a person speaks has not been tested. In two studies, we tested whether bilingual and…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Bilingualism, Infants, Language Acquisition
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Heron-Delaney, Michelle; Quinn, Paul C.; Lee, Kang; Slater, Alan M.; Pascalis, Olivier – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2013
Infant responses to adult-defined unattractive male body shapes versus attractive male body shapes were assessed using visual preference and habituation procedures. Looking behavior indicated that 9-month-olds have a preference for unattractive male body shapes over attractive ones; however, this preference is demonstrated only when head…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Human Body, Infants, Visual Discrimination