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Infants Detect Cross‐modal Cues to Identity in Speech and Singing
Author(s) -
Trehub Sandra E.,
Plantinga Judy,
Brcic Jelena
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04851.x
Subject(s) - singing , identity (music) , psychology , modal , perception , communication , audiology , cognitive psychology , acoustics , art , medicine , neuroscience , aesthetics , physics , polymer chemistry , chemistry
Little is known about infants’ perception of cross‐modal cues to identity, but the importance of recognizing familiar individuals makes it likely that this skill would be evident early in life. Infants 6–8 months of age were tested on their ability to link dynamic cross‐modal cues to the identity of unfamiliar speakers and singers. After exposure to speech or singing, infants watched two silent videos, one featuring the previously heard speaker or singer. Infants looked significantly longer at the video of the person heard previously, which indicates that they can match auditory and visual cues to the identity of unfamiliar persons.