Publications by authors named "Elena C Altmann"
Article Synopsis
- - Infants exhibit curiosity-driven exploration as they interact with new categories, using a gaze-contingent design that allows researchers to observe their exploratory (switching categories) and exploitative (staying within a category) behaviors.
- - A study involving 68 infants aged 10 to 12 months found that their choices were influenced by previous exploration habits, resulting in distinct patterns of behavior categorized as explorative, exploitative, or balanced.
- - Findings suggest that infants' decisions to switch categories relate to specific eye movement patterns, such as longer trigger times and more gaze-shifting, particularly after seeing similar stimuli, highlighting new insights into their exploratory behaviors and potential differences among individuals.
Dev Psychol
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Culture significantly influences children's development and understanding it requires consistent demographic data about participants.
- - Current child development research lacks a standardized tool for reporting demographic information, which is complicated by diverse cultural and familial contexts.
- - This text proposes a framework for uniform demographic data collection in early child development, outlining six core categories and providing adaptable measurement items stored in an open repository for better data sharing.
