Babies Prefer Listening To Other Babies

Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 18:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Everyone likes to look at young babies. But who wants to listen? Well...it turns out that other babies do. In fact, a McGill University/UQAM research team has discovered that 6-month-old infants appear to be much more interested in listening to other babies than they are in listening to adults. It is an important finding because the researchers believe that an attraction to infant speech sounds may help to kick start and support the crucial processes involved in learning how to talk. Infant sounds grab infant attention read more

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