2023
Children Infer the Behavioral Contexts of Unfamiliar Foreign Songs
Hilton C, Thierry L, Yan R, Martin A, Mehr S. Children Infer the Behavioral Contexts of Unfamiliar Foreign Songs. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2023, 152: 839-850. PMID: 36222671, PMCID: PMC10083193, DOI: 10.1037/xge0001289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral contextExperience of musicExtensive musical experienceMusic functionsMusical experienceMusical formMusical idiomMusical exposureSame songForeign songsEffect of experienceMusicWorld cultureAcoustical featuresKorean listenersBroader cultureChildren's inferencesSongsLullabiesHuman mindForeign languageUniversal linkOnline experimentSuch inferencesLarge sample
2022
Using machine learning to understand age and gender classification based on infant temperament
Gartstein M, Seamon D, Mattera J, Enlow M, Wright R, Perez-Edgar K, Buss K, LoBue V, Bell M, Goodman S, Spieker S, Bridgett D, Salisbury A, Gunnar M, Mliner S, Muzik M, Stifter C, Planalp E, Mehr S, Spelke E, Lukowski A, Groh A, Lickenbrock D, Santelli R, Du Rocher Schudlich T, Anzman-Frasca S, Thrasher C, Diaz A, Dayton C, Moding K, Jordan E. Using machine learning to understand age and gender classification based on infant temperament. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0266026. PMID: 35417495, PMCID: PMC9007342, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The ability to predict actions of others from distributed cues is still developing in 6- to 8-year-old children
McMahon E, Kim D, Mehr S, Nakayama K, Spelke E, Vaziri-Pashkam M. The ability to predict actions of others from distributed cues is still developing in 6- to 8-year-old children. Journal Of Vision 2021, 21: 14-14. PMID: 34003244, PMCID: PMC8131995, DOI: 10.1167/jov.21.5.14.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Genomic Imprinting Is Implicated in the Psychology of Music
Mehr S, Kotler J, Howard R, Haig D, Krasnow M. Genomic Imprinting Is Implicated in the Psychology of Music. Psychological Science 2017, 28: 1455-1467. PMID: 28857689, DOI: 10.1177/0956797617711456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychology of musicMusic listeningInfant-directed songPitch discrimination abilitiesMusical phenotypesPerceptual sensitivityMusicSpecific deficitsParents' attentionHuman infantsListeningPsychologyInvestment demandSongsAttentionPrader-Willi syndromePeopleUnusual responseDeficitsExaggerationChildrenGreater reductionAdultsHistoryDisorders