Adult perceptions of vocalizing infants

The timing and quality of adult vocal responses affect the social vocalizations of prelinguistic infants. This study was designed to determine if, in turn, the quality of early infant vocalizations affects the adult. Sixty adults viewed videotapes of 24 3-month-old infants who were engaged in social...

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Published in:Infant behavior & development 1990-04, Vol.13 (2), p.209-219
Main Authors: Bloom, Kathleen, Lo, Elsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adult perceptions
Biological and medical sciences
communication
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Miscellaneous
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social psychology
vocalization
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Summary:The timing and quality of adult vocal responses affect the social vocalizations of prelinguistic infants. This study was designed to determine if, in turn, the quality of early infant vocalizations affects the adult. Sixty adults viewed videotapes of 24 3-month-old infants who were engaged in social vocalization. Of the 24 infants, 3 represented each of the eight possible combinations of three dichotomous characteristics: vocal quality (syllabic/vocalic), attractiveness (high/low), gender (female/male). After viewing each infant, the adults rated the infant on one of two scales of perceived favorableness (Questionnaire 1, n = 30; Questionnaire 2, n = 30). In general, adults preferred infants who produced syllabic, as compared with vocalic, sounds.
ISSN:0163-6383
1879-0453
DOI:10.1016/0163-6383(90)90031-3