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novelty preference task

a task in which an infant is shown a new object simultaneously with a familiar one. It is used in studies of infant cognition, based on the fact that infants will visually inspect a new object in preference to looking at a familiar object. The duration of the infant’s visual gaze is used to quantify attention, surprise, and novelty versus familiarity. This preference has also been called the discrepancy principle.

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special needs child

special needs child

see child with special needs.