FATHERS CAN ALSO RECOGNIZE THEIR NEWBORNS BY TOUCH

Authors
KAITZ M SHIRI S DANZIGER S HERSHKO Z EIDELMAN AI
Citation
M. Kaitz et al., FATHERS CAN ALSO RECOGNIZE THEIR NEWBORNS BY TOUCH, Infant behavior & development, 17(2), 1994, pp. 205-207
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Infant behavior & development → ACNP
ISSN journal
01636383
Volume
17
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
205 - 207
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-6383(1994)17:2<205:FCARTN>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report that fathers, like mothers, can recognize their own newborn from two unfamiliar newborns by stroking the infants' hand. However, u nlike mothers, they cannot succeed at touch recognition if the infants ' face serves as the stroking area.