Remote, tablet-based assessment of gaze following: a nationwide infant twin study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Much of our understanding of infant psychological development relies on an in-person, laboratory-based assessment. This limits research generalizability, scalability, and equity in access. One solution is the development of new, remotely deployed assessment tools that do not require real-time experimenter supervision.

Methods

The current nationwide (Sweden) infant twin study assessed participants remotely via their caregiver's tablets (N = 104, ages 3 to 17 months). To anchor our findings in previous research, we used a gaze-following task where experimental and age effects are well established.

Results

Closely mimicking results from conventional eye tracking, we found that a full head movement elicited more gaze following than isolated eye movemen

SUBMITTER: Shic F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579944 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature