论文信息 - Pitch of infant crying and caregiver responses in a natural setting

Pitch of infant crying and caregiver responses in a natural setting

Abstract The naturally occurring cries of 13 infants in a day-care center were tape-recorded and spectrum-analyzed for the peak fundamental frequency. Caregivers' responses to higher-pitched cries were rated by observers as more urgent, and they more frequently included additional attempts to soothe the infant. These results provide some of the first ecologically valid evidence that the pitch of infant crying is related to the urgency and nature of caregivers' responses.

P. S. Zeskind | Philip Sanford Zeskind | Victoria Collins | V. Collins

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