The development of infants' preference for motherese

被引:127
作者
Cooper, RP [1 ]
Abraham, J [1 ]
Berman, S [1 ]
Staska, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Psychol, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
关键词
infant-directed speech; motherese; preference; infant; mother-infant interaction; infant attention;
D O I
10.1016/S0163-6383(97)90037-0
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Generally, infants prefer infant-directed (ID) to adult-directed (AD) speech. Mostly, researchers have used unfamiliar female voices in these studies. We investigated preferences for maternal ID speech in 1- and 4-month-olds. Using a procedure in which infants controlled access to voices by fixating a visual display, infants listened to recordings of natural female ID and AD speech. In Experiment 1, 1-month-olds heard recordings of maternal ID and AD speech, but these infants showed no preference for maternal ID speech. In Experiment 2, 1-month-olds heard the same ID and AD speech tapes but were not familiar with the speakers. Contrary to Experiment 1, these infants preferred ID speech. In Experiment 3, 4-month-olds heard recordings of maternal ID and AD speech and showed a significant preference for ID speech. Collectively, these results suggest that infant attention to ID speech depends on both speaker-general and speaker-specific characteristics, with interesting developmental changes occurring during early infancy.
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页数:12
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