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Training Basic Visual Attention Leads to Changes in Responsiveness to Social-Communicative Cues in 9-Month-Olds
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Forssman, Linda; Wass, Sam V. – Child Development, 2018
This study investigated transfer effects of gaze-interactive attention training to more complex social and cognitive skills in infancy. Seventy 9-month-olds were assigned to a training group (n = 35) or an active control group (n = 35). Before, after, and at 6-week follow-up both groups completed an assessment battery assessing transfer to…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Interpersonal Communication, Infant Behavior, Communication Skills
Dimensional Effects in Cross-modal Transfer of Discrimination Learning in Children
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Tyrrell, Donald J. – Child Development, 1977
Analysis of 40 first-grade children's performance on two discrimination learning problems revealed that children do transfer dimensional information between the visual and tactual modalities. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Dimensional Preference, Discrimination Learning, Learning Modalities, Primary Education
Cross-Modal Transfer of Shape Is Difficult To Demonstrate in One-Month-Olds.
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Maurer, Daphne; Stager, Christine L.; Mondloch, Catherine J. – Child Development, 1999
Three experiments examined cross-modal transfer of shape between touch and vision in 1-month-olds, controlling for side bias and stimulus preference. Results did not provide good evidence that 1-month-olds can transfer information about smooth or nubby shapes from touch to vision. Findings highlight the need to control for side bias and stimulus…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Perceptual Development, Tactile Stimuli