Title | Visual scanning of male and female bodies in infancy. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | White H, Hock A, Jubran R, Heck A, Bhatt RS |
Journal | J Exp Child Psychol |
Volume | 166 |
Pagination | 79-95 |
Date Published | 2018 Feb |
ISSN | 1096-0457 |
Abstract | This study addressed the development of attention to information that is socially relevant to adults by examining infants' (N=64) scanning patterns of male and female bodies. Infants exhibited systematic attention to regions associated with sex-related scanning by adults, with 3.5- and 6.5-month-olds looking longer at the torsos of females than of males and looking longer at the legs of males than of females. However, this pattern of looking was not found when infants were tested on headless bodies in Experiment 2, suggesting that infants' differential gaze pattern in Experiment 1 was not due to low-level stimulus features, such as clothing, and also indicating that facial/head information is necessary for infants to exhibit sex-specific scanning. We discuss implications for models of face and body knowledge development. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.08.004 |
Alternate Journal | J Exp Child Psychol |
PubMed ID | 28888194 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5724933 |
Grant List | R01 HD075829 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States |
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