Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.

Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.

Four-month-old infants were presented with feeding actions performed in a rational or irrational manner. Infants reacted to the irrational feeding actions by dilating their pupils, but only in the presence of rich contextual constraints. The study demonstrates that teleological processes are online...

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Main Authors: Gustaf Gredebäck, Annika Melinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198477?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-108421ed65644a16855731380bc044ee2020-11-25T02:42:28ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032011-01-01610e2648710.1371/journal.pone.0026487Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.Gustaf GredebäckAnnika MelinderFour-month-old infants were presented with feeding actions performed in a rational or irrational manner. Infants reacted to the irrational feeding actions by dilating their pupils, but only in the presence of rich contextual constraints. The study demonstrates that teleological processes are online at 4 months of age and illustrates the usefulness of pupil dilations as a measure of social cognitive processes early in infancy.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198477?pdf=render
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title Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.
title_short Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.
title_full Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.
title_fullStr Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.
title_full_unstemmed Teleological reasoning in 4-month-old infants: pupil dilations and contextual constraints.
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description Four-month-old infants were presented with feeding actions performed in a rational or irrational manner. Infants reacted to the irrational feeding actions by dilating their pupils, but only in the presence of rich contextual constraints. The study demonstrates that teleological processes are online at 4 months of age and illustrates the usefulness of pupil dilations as a measure of social cognitive processes early in infancy.
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