title: The retention effects of an adult's emotional displays on infant behavior.
abstract: The goal of this investigation was to study the regulatory retention effects of an adult's emotional displays on infant behavior. In Study 1, 11- and 14-month-old infants were tested in a social-referencing-like paradigm in which a 1-hr delay was imposed between the exposure trials and the test trial. In Study 2, 11-month-olds were tested in the same paradigm, but the delay between the exposure trials and the test trial was only 3 min. Study 1 revealed that 14-month-olds, but not 11-month-olds, demonstrated behavior regulatory effects toward the target object linked to the adult's emotional displays. Study 2 indicated that 11-month-olds were affected by the emotional displays if the delay between exposure and test trials was brief enough.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 41135, USA. MHERTENTSTEIN@gwia-vs.depauw.edu
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hertenstein
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Campos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012153:Retention, Psychology