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@article{item_1555571,
title = {{Auditory-oral matching behavior in newborns}},
author = {Chen, Xin and Striano, Tricia and Rakoczy, Hannes},
language = {eng},
doi = {10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00321.x},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-02},
abstract = {{Twenty-five newborn infants were tested for auditory{\textendash}oral matching behavior when presented with the consonant sound /m/ and the vowel sound /a/ {\textendash} a precursor behavior to vocal imitation. Auditory{\textendash}oral matching behavior by the infant was operationally defined as showing the mouth movement appropriate for producing the model sound just heard (mouth opening for /a/ and mouth clutching for /m/), even when the infant produced no sound herself. With this new dependent measure, the current study is the first to show matching behavior to consonant sounds in newborns: infants showed significantly more instances of mouth opening after /a/ models than after /m/ models, and more instances of mouth clutching after /m/ models than after /a/ models. The results are discussed in the context of theories of active intermodal mapping and innate releasing mechanisms.}},
journal = {{Developmental Science}},
volume = {7},
number = {1},
pages = {42--47},
}