Babies Smarter Than Once Thought
Mom’s have been saying it for years, that the little bundles of joy (and some crying) are smarter than people give them credit for, one study proves them right.
“Rather, our research shows that babies are amazing little experimenters with innate knowledge,” Susan Hespos said. “They’re collecting data all the time.
They’ve studies the babies with some observational tasks, getting them to differentiate between water in a cup, and a solid that looked like water in the same cup.
How do you test a baby? I’m sure you are wondering.
The test relied on some long known factors in human psychology.
Next all the infants were presented with test trials that alternated between the liquid or solid being transferred between two glasses.
According to the well-established looking-time test, babies, like adults, look significantly longer at something that is new, unexpected or unpredictable.
The infants who in their first trials observed the blue water in the glass looked significantly longer at the blue solid, compared to the liquid test trials.
The longer stares indicated the babies were having an “Aha!” moment, noticing the solid substance’s difference from the liquid.
While I’m sure there aren’t many moms out there surprised by this study, it just goes to show that little ones have a lot more going on in their minds than previously thought.
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