Kids Determine Emotion by What They Hear
by Hannah Joy on
January 28, 2021 at 5:27 PM
Children determine emotion by what they hear than what they see, reveals a new study. Therefore, parents need to be extra careful while speaking in front of your kids.
The findings, published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, indicated that while adults prioritised what they see, young children showed an auditory dominance and overwhelmingly prioritised what they could hear.
"Our study found that young children over-rely on what they hear to make judgements about the emotions of a situation. With so many children spending much more time at home currently, there is huge value in considering what they may hear and pick up on," said lead researcher Paddy Ross from Durham University in the UK.