Patterns of attention preference in infants: examining gaze allocation of "Motherese" and "Robotese" in eye-tracking paradigms

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dc.contributor.committeeChairMastergeorge, Ann
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWang, Zhe
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWeiser , Dana
dc.creatorCox, Miranda
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-25T19:59:48Z
dc.date.available2022-08-25T19:59:48Z
dc.date.created2022-08
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2022
dc.date.updated2022-08-25T19:59:49Z
dc.description.abstractSubstantial empirical evidence exists regarding the benefits of infant-directed speech (IDS), also known as “motherese,” for developing infants and children. Recent studies indicate that IDS facilitates the development of joint attention and emotional recognition in infants and young children. And, recent studies in robotic technologies have suggested robotic paradigms as a possible efficacious tool for facilitating and enhancing social interaction skills in very young children. There is currently scant evidence about the potential benefits of utilizing robots containing a similar speech register to IDS. The current study utilized eye-tracking paradigms to measure and examine infants and toddlers’ social gaze preferences for human agents performing “motherese” versus robot agents performing in a similar speech register to IDS, thus designated “robotese.” The results indicated that infants and toddlers display similar gaze allocation patterns towards “robotese” and “motherese” stimuli, were able to identify and allocate attention towards both agents as social interaction partners, and were capable of following triadic engagement processes present within a display of human-robot interaction. Implications of gaze allocation and preference in both typical and atypical populations of young children are discussed.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/90000
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rights.availabilityAccess is not restricted.
dc.subjectParentese
dc.subjectInfant-Directed Speech
dc.subjectIDS
dc.subjectRobot
dc.subjectSocial Robot
dc.subjectASD
dc.subjectAutism
dc.subjectAutism Risk
dc.subjectAutism Spectrum Disorders
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfants
dc.subjectYoung children
dc.subjectToddlers
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectInfant Development
dc.subjectHuman-Robot Interaction
dc.subjectHRI
dc.subjectChild-Robot Interaction
dc.subjectCRI
dc.subjectDevelopmental Trajectory
dc.subject"Motherese"
dc.subject"Child-Talk"
dc.subjectBaby-Talk
dc.titlePatterns of attention preference in infants: examining gaze allocation of "Motherese" and "Robotese" in eye-tracking paradigms
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentHuman Development and Family Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Development and Family Studies
thesis.degree.grantorTexas Tech University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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