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The development of gaze following and its relation to language

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The development of gaze following and its relation to language

Rechele Brooks, Andrew N. Meltzoff · 2005 · Developmental Science

Children
About 100 babies
Where
A lab in Seattle, United States
Ages
9 to 11 months
How
Researchers tested each baby once in a lab
What it found
At 10 and 11 months, babies followed an adult's look to a toy much more when her eyes were open than when they were shut. At 9 months they followed her head turn either way.
Limits
One lab in one country, and each baby was tested only once.

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