Twelve-month-old infants’ attention to the eyes of a talking face is associated with communication and social skills

Publication date: February 2019Source: Infant Behavior and Development, Volume 54Author(s): Ferran Pons, Laura Bosch, David J. LewkowiczAbstractWe investigated whether attention to a talker’s eyes in 12 month-old infants is related to their communication and social abilities. We measured infant attention to a talker’s eyes and mouth with a Tobii eye-tracker and examined the correlation between attention to the talker’s eyes and scores on the Adaptive Behavior Questionnaire from the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID-III). Results indicated a positive relationship between eye gaze and scores on the Social and Communication subscales of the BSID-III.

Source: Infant Behavior and Development - January 9, 2019 Category: Child Development Source Type: research