The Ontogeny of Face Recognition: Eye Contact and Sweet Taste Induce Face Preference in 9- and 12-Week-Old Human Infants.

Blass, Elliott M.; Camp, Carole A.

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Publication Date: 2001

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The Ontogeny of Face Recognition: Eye Contact and Sweet Taste Induce Face Preference in 9- and 12-Week-Old Human Infants.

Blass, Elliott M.; Camp, Carole A.

Developmental Psychology, v37 n6 p762-74 Nov 2001

Calm or crying 9- and 12-week-olds sat facing a researcher who gazed into their eyes or at their forehead and delivered either a sucrose solution or pacifier or delivered nothing. Found that combining sweet taste and eye contact was necessary and sufficient for calm 9- and 12-week-olds to form a preference for the researcher, but not for crying infants. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Eye Contact, Infant Behavior, Infants, Learning Processes, Performance Factors, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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