Bk. Dessureau et al., A REASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF PITCH AND DURATION IN ADULTS RESPONSES TO INFANT CRYING, Infant behavior & development, 21(2), 1998, pp. 367-371
Researchers have identified pitch and duration as components of infant
s' cries that mediate adults' reactions. In this study, we used a nove
l method of cry manipulation to resolve a methodological confounding o
f pitch with other variables. The results demonstrate that differences
in pitch mediate adults' perceptions.