Musical training and empathy positively impact adults’ sensitivity to infant distress

Musical training and empathy positively impact adults’ sensitivity to infant distress

Crying is the most powerful auditory signal of infant need. Adults’ ability to perceive and respond to crying is important for infant survival and in the provision of care. This study investigated a number of listener variables that might impact on adults’ perception of infant cry distress, namely p...

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Main Authors: Christine E Parsons, Katherine S Young, Else-Marie eJegindø, Peter eVuust, Alan eStein, Morten L Kringelbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Crying
Empathy
Music
Parenting
Emotion Perception
vocalisation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01440/full

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