Development of Attention to Faces during the First 3 Years: Influences of Stimulus Type

Frontiers in Psychology

Klaus Libertus¹ 

关键词: face preference;    attention;    eye tracking;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01976

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The development of attention toward faces was explored during the first 3 years of life in 54 children aged between 3 and 36 months. In contrast to previous research, attention to faces was assessed using both static images and a dynamic video sequence in the same participants. Separate analyses at each age and exploratory longitudinal analyses indicate a preference for faces during the first year, followed by a decline during the second year. These results suggest that attention to faces does not follow a linear increasing pattern over development, and that social attention patterns are influenced by stimulus characteristics.

【 授权许可】

CC BY