Gaze Following Is Not Dependent on Ostensive Cues: A Critical Test of Natural Pedagogy

• Published in: Child development Vol. 89; no. 6; pp. 2091 - 2098
• Main Authors: Gredebäck, Gustaf, Astor, Kim, Fawcett, Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley for the Society for Research in Child Development 01.11.2018; Wiley-Blackwell; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Between-subjects design; Child Development; Cues; EMPIRICAL REPORTS; Infant Behavior; Infants; Interpersonal Relationship; Learning Processes; Nonverbal Communication; Pedagogy; Teaching; Young Children

The theory of natural pedagogy stipulates that infants follow gaze because they are sensitive to the communicative intent of others. According to this theory, gaze following should be present if, and only if, accompanied by at least one of a set of specific ostensive cues. The current article demons...