Infant cognition (TEFC)

Unknown, 1975

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Episode of Series “Personality and Learning”.
An exploration of the development of the bond between mother and her baby. Using special filming technique it analyses sequences of what is known as per-speech, a recently discovered phenomenon where babies, even of a few days old, take part in adult-type conversations with their mothers.

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BBC-TV

Open University

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00:23:42:00

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1975

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Personality and Learning

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Personality and Learning

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