Starting at Birth, Newborns Actively Seek Out and Attend to Certain

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Essay

Starting at birth, newborns actively seek out and attend to certain aspects of their environment. For example, newborns have been shown to preferentially look at faces or face-like images. What do these patterns of attention suggest about infants' attention abilities?

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Definitions:

Culturally Specific

Pertaining to or characteristic of a particular culture, indicating that certain practices, beliefs, or preferences are unique to that culture.

Biologically

Pertaining to the science of life or living organisms, often focusing on the genetic and physiological characteristics that define humans and other living beings.

Stereotype Interchangeability

The principle that negative stereotypes are often interchangeable from one racial group (or gender or social class) to another.

Status

The relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something within a society or group.