Infants' Daily Experience With Pets and Their Scanning of Animal Faces

Very little is known about the effect of pet experience on cognitive development in infancy. In Experiment 1, we document in a large sample (N = 1270) that 63% of families with infants under 12 months have at least one household pet. The potential effect on development is significant as the first po...

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Main Authors: Karinna Hurley, Lisa M. Oakes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00152/full