title: What aspects of others' behaviors do infants attend to in live situations?
abstract: A head-mounted camera was used for studying infant focus of attention. In two situations, 10- and 14-month-old infants observed two adults interacting. In one situation, the adults had a conversation and in the other situation, they were playing with blocks. The results indicate a preference for observing manual actions and a different pattern in looking at conversations than has been shown in eye-tracking studies. The head-mounted camera is a promising method for examining the infant's focus of attention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Sciences, Södertörn University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmitow
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Electronic address: Gunilla.Stenberg@psyk.uu.se.
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001519:Behavior; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D019416:Head Movements; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: Attention; Head-mounted camera; Infants; Interaction