APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Caregivers' and Infants' Common and Diverse Approaches to Social Interaction

Saturday, May 24, 2025 · Washington, DC

Invited Symposium · Saturday, May 24, 2025 · 2:30 PM – 3:50 PM ET

Subject Area: Developmental

Both infants and their caregivers bring cognitive and behavioral tools to their mutual interactions. The talks in this symposium will provide different perspectives on what we know about these tools and how they are shaped by individuals’ experiences.

Chairs & Discussants

Presentations

  1. Learning in the Development Niche: Infants' Interactions with People, Places and Things at HomeCatherine Tamis-Lemonda
  2. Medial Prefrontal Cortex: An Early Developing Hub for Social Interaction?Tobias Grossman
  3. Using Stranger Fear and EEG to Study Infants' Emerging Understanding of RaceGrace (Hyesung) Hwang