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Publication Date: 2018
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Gaze Following Is Not Dependent on Ostensive Cues: A Critical Test of Natural Pedagogy
Gredebäck, Gustaf; Astor, Kim; Fawcett, Christine
Child Development, v89 n6 p2091-2098 Nov-Dec 2018
The theory of natural pedagogy stipulates that infants follow gaze because they are sensitive to the communicative intent of others. According to this theory, gaze following should be present if, and only if, accompanied by at least one of a set of specific ostensive cues. The current article demonstrates gaze following in a range of contexts, both with and without expressions of communicative intent in a between-subjects design with a large sample of 6-month-old infants (n = 94). Thus, conceptually replicating prior results from Szufnarowska et al. (2014) and falsifying a central pillar of the natural pedagogy theory. The results suggest that there are opportunities to learn from others' gaze independently of their displayed communicative intent.
Descriptors: Cues, Infants, Infant Behavior, Child Development, Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Learning Processes
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