This study investigates the valence of adults' implicit associations to typical and atypical infant cues, and the consistency of responses across the differ- ent stimuli. 48 non-parent adults (25 females, 23 males) were presented three kinds of infant cues, typical cry (TD-cry), atypical cry (ASD-cry) and infant faces, and their implicit associations were measured by means of the Single Category Implicit Association Test (SC-IAT). Results showed that, independently of gen- der, the implicit associations to typical and atypical infant cries had the same negative valence, whereas infant faces were implicitly associated to the positive dimension. Moreover, data showed that implicit responses to the different infant cues were not associated. These results suggest that more controlled processes in- fluence the perceptions of atypical infant cry, and confirm the need to investigate individual reactions to infant cues by adopting a multilevel approach.
Adults' implicit reactions to typical and atypical infant cues / Paolo Senese, Vincenzo; Santamaria, Francesca; Sergi, Ida; Esposito, Gianluca. - STAMPA. - 103:(2019), pp. 35-44. [10.1007/978-3-319-95095-2_4]
Adults' implicit reactions to typical and atypical infant cues
Gianluca Esposito
2019-01-01
Abstract
This study investigates the valence of adults' implicit associations to typical and atypical infant cues, and the consistency of responses across the differ- ent stimuli. 48 non-parent adults (25 females, 23 males) were presented three kinds of infant cues, typical cry (TD-cry), atypical cry (ASD-cry) and infant faces, and their implicit associations were measured by means of the Single Category Implicit Association Test (SC-IAT). Results showed that, independently of gen- der, the implicit associations to typical and atypical infant cries had the same negative valence, whereas infant faces were implicitly associated to the positive dimension. Moreover, data showed that implicit responses to the different infant cues were not associated. These results suggest that more controlled processes in- fluence the perceptions of atypical infant cry, and confirm the need to investigate individual reactions to infant cues by adopting a multilevel approach.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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