Infant Discrimination of Naturalistic Emotional Expressions: The Role of Face and Voice.

Caron, Albert J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ372515

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Infant Discrimination of Naturalistic Emotional Expressions: The Role of Face and Voice.

Caron, Albert J.; And Others

Child Development, v59 n3 p604-16 Jun 1988

Results showed that infants can differentiate dynamic, multimodal expressions as early as five months of age; can distinguish dynamically distinct expressions before similarly animated expressions; and seem to rely more on the voice than the face in making these discriminations. (RH)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Auditory Stimuli, Cognitive Ability, Facial Expressions, Infants, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Perception, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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