The Goldilocks Effect: Babies Choose 'Just Right' Experiences
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 16:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Infants ignore information that is too simple or too complex, focusing instead on situations that are "just right," according to a new study. Dubbed the "Goldilocks effect" by the University of Rochester team that discovered it, the attention pattern sheds light on how babies learn to make sense of a world full of complex sights, sounds, and movements.