Infants prefer higher-pitched singing

Authors
Trainor, LJ Zacharias, CA
Citation
Lj. Trainor et Ca. Zacharias, Infants prefer higher-pitched singing, INFANT BEH, 21(4), 1998, pp. 799-805
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
INFANT BEHAVIOR & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN journal
01636383 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
799 - 805
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-6383(1998)21:4<799:IPHS>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Female singers were recorded singing a song in a high and/or a low range. I nfants preferred to listen to the higher-pitched versions, suggesting that infants' preference for infant-directed singing and speech is mediated in p art by a preference for higher pitch.