Developmental Study of Recognition of Antecedents of Infant Vocalizations
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 41 (2) , 400-402
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1975.41.2.400
Abstract
The identification of antecedents of infant vocalizations was asked of 321 children from 7 to 13 yr. of age. Four categories were used: pain, hunger, birth, and pleasure. All subjects performed at better than chance level, with older subjects performing as well as a prior sample of adults. The only significant variable found was age; older subjects performed better than younger subjects. It was concluded that children can reliably identify the antecedents of infant cries.Keywords
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