Sensory-motor dynamics of mother-infant-object interactions: Longitudinal changes in micro-behavioral patterns across the first year

摘要

Infants rapidly develop the skills to coordinate attention to objects and people. In particular, the period 9–12 months is thought to bring a new ability to coordinate with and to share the objects of another persons' attention—like following the gaze of the mother or playing a ball tossing game together. This has been termed “triadic” or “you-me-it” attention and is thought to be the basis for future learning, including early language (Bruner, 1975; Tomasello & Farrar, 1986).