Joint Visual Attention
Joint visual attention occurs when an infant follows another person's gaze and becomes interested in the object of that gaze. Infants learn that an object is worth attending to through the mother's attention rather than through verbal reas…
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Joint visual attention occurs when an infant follows another person's gaze and becomes interested in the object of that gaze. Infants learn that an object is worth attending to through the mother's attention rather than through verbal reasoning. Joint visual attention is described as an early developmental precursor to mimetic desire. Another person's gaze can function as a signal of value for the infant. Infant attention learning is shaped by emotional and facial cues in addition to gaze direction.