AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Studies have shown that infants as young as one month-old sense when a parent is depressed or angry and are affected by the parent’s mood. Understanding that even infants are affected by adult emotions can help parents do their best in supporting their child’s healthy development.

Detailed explanation-2: -Babies are drawn to attractive people A decades-old experiment found that newborns and young infants spent more time staring at faces that adults deemed attractive. The study consisted of images (chosen by adults) of faces that are considered beautiful and others that are considered less attractive.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your baby knows you by your heartbeat! So, your baby will know if it is you or your partner who is holding him or her. Babies are so smart! That rhythm is soothing and familiar to them.

Detailed explanation-4: -They Are Trying to Communicate As early as three months, babies learn to recognize their parents or primary caregivers. And there staring is their way to communicate. Babies can’t quite interact yet for the first few months, so their staring is their way of communicating with you.