SOCIAL REFERENCING AT 10 MONTHS - A 2ND-ORDER EFFECT ON INFANTS RESPONSES TO STRANGERS
SOCIAL REFERENCING AT 10 MONTHS - A 2ND-ORDER EFFECT ON INFANTS RESPONSES TO STRANGERS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8624.1983.tb00509.x
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
LEWIS, M
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作者:
FEINMAN, S;LEWIS, M
A pathway through which 2nd-order effects may proceed is social referencing, a process in which the individual utilizes another''s interpretation when appraising a situation. This phenomenon is well identified in adults and older children. There are indications that the necessary cognitive and social skills for social referencing may emerge in the 2nd half of the 1st yr. Boys and girls (87) aged 10 mo. received positive or neutral nonverbal messages, or no message, about a stranger either directly from the mother when she spoke to the infant, or indirectly when the infant observed her speaking to the stranger. Infants were friendlier to the stranger when the mothers had spoken positively rather than neutrally, but only when the message were provided directly to the infants. This effect was especially strong for infants of easy temperament classification. These resutls are discussed with regard to the process of social referencing and alternative explanations as well.