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We study infant learning & behavior in the Psychology Dept @UMiamiPsych @UnivMiami. Directed by Dr. Elizabeth Simpson (@Lizzy_Simpson).
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Newborns observed side-by-side videos: one social (human face w/ natural movement) & one non-social (metallic balls swinging). While infants generally preferred the social, females spent a greater proportion of time looking at the social video vs males.
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www.cam.ac.uk Sex differences in attention are present at birth, study finds The findings suggest that some psychological differences between males and females (such the development of social skills) may be influenced by both prenatal biology as well as later experience.The... cam.ac.uk/research/news/…
Congrats to Shuo, for defending her master's thesis! She discovered infants may have stable levels of social attention, a trait linked to empathy in adults. Cheers!
Our research team—Nashmia, Danita, Georgia, & Anastassia—presented some of our lab's new findings on newborn social attention development at the RCIF conference! Thanks to Arushi, Shuo, & Tiffany for their mentorship & to the families who participated. #WomenInSTEM #UMiami
