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Title

Classification of Infant Vocalizations Using Untrained Listener Judgments

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Department: Communication Sciences

University: Idaho State University College: Health Professions Department: Communication Sciences 19

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City

Pocatello

Coverage

Unknown to Unknown

Creator

Candice Perry

Publisher

Idaho State University

Type

Thesis

Is Complete

Yes

Date Published

9/14/2016

Archive

digital

City: Pocatello

Degree

Master

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Abstracts

Thesis Abstract Purpose: Vocal communication follows a developmental sequence, however there is no acknowledged "gold standard" terminology to refer to infant vocalizations. The purpose of this research was to begin developing a gold standard for describing infant vocalizations by incorporating caregiver report. Methods: Untrained listeners were selected to report on vocalizations obtained from archived video/audio recordings infants from 4 through 12 months of age. Results: Listener responses fell into several distinct categories, some of which overlapped with published categorical descriptors, and some of which yielded alternate and additional terminology that may provide more complete coverage of the range of sounds infants produce. Conclusions: Outcomes from this and future studies could help to simplify the process of identifying infants who may be at risk by reinforcing parents and researchers (trained and untrained listeners) to use and understand the same terminology. Clinical implications, study limitations, and future directions will be discussed.