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Number and type of toys affect joint attention of mothers and infants
Authors:Koşkulu, Sümeyye; Küntay, Aylin C.; Liszkowski, Ulf; Uzundağ, Berna A.
Publisher and Date:(Elsevier Ltd, 2021)Establishing joint attention with a caregiver on a physical object provides an optimal environment for language learning for infants. In the present study, we investigated whether 12-month-olds and their mothers establish higher quality joint attention interactions in the presence of fewer compared to more toys. As a secondary goal, we investigated how different types of toys affect how mother-infant dyads establish joint attention. In a five-minute free play setting, mothers and infants participated ...