Following the direction of gaze and language development in 6-month-olds

Michael Morales; Peter Clive Mundy; Jennifer Rojas

Following the direction of gaze and language development in 6-month-olds

Michael Morales, Peter Clive Mundy, Jennifer Rojas

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Abstract

This study examined the age of onset of the capacity to align with direction of gaze, and the relations between individual differences in this capacity and language acquisition. Infants demonstrated the capacity to match mother's direction of gaze, and individual differences in this capacity were related to vocabulary development.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	373-377
Number of pages	5
Journal	Infant Behavior and Development
Volume	21
Issue number	2
State	Published - 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Gaze following
Joint attention
Language development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Developmental and Educational Psychology

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