title: Social perception: How do 6-month-old infants look at pointing gestures?
abstract: The study explored 6-month-old infants' ability to follow a pointing gesture in a dynamic social context. The infants were presented with a video of a model pointing to one of two toys. The pointing gesture was performed either normally (with arm and hand pointing at the same direction), with a stick, or the model's arm and hand pointing in different directions (at different toys). The results indicate that infants at this age reliably followed pointing performed normally.
authors: Department of Social Sciences, Södertörn University, Sweden.
authors: Clara
authors: C
authors: Schmitow
authors: Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Electronic address: olga.kochukhova@psyk.uu.se.
authors: Olga
authors: O
authors: Kochukhova
authors: Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Sweden.
authors: Pär
authors: P
authors: Nyström
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D003463:Cues; D053483:Eye Movement Measurements; D005260:Female; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012938:Social Perception
keywords: Gaze direction; Infants; Pointing; Social context