ON THE MEANNING OF BEHAVIOR: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE INFANT

Abstract

The theme of this paper is that the meaning of fixation time or vocalization in a young infant varies with the age and sex of the child. Fixation time is controlled initially by contrast and movement, then by discrepancy between stimulus and schema, and finally by activation of hypotheses in the service of assimilating unusual events. Vocalization seems to be a more sensitive index of the excitement that accompanies information processing in the infant girl than in the infant boy. It was suggested that differences in maternal practices toward sons and daughters may mediate this sexual dimorphism in the vocalization response.

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