Joint attention or shared attention is the shared focus of two individuals on an object.
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22 Facts About Joint attention
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Joint attention is important for many aspects of language development including comprehension, production and word learning.
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Episodes of joint attention provide children with information about their environment, allowing individuals to establish reference from spoken language and learn words.
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Triadic joint attention is the highest level of joint attention and involves two individuals looking at an object.
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Triadic Joint attention is marked by the individual looking back to the other individual after looking at the object.
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Dyadic joint attention is a conversation-like behavior that individuals engage in.
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Individuals who engage in triadic joint attention must understand both gaze and intention to establish common reference.
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Individuals are motivated to follow another's gaze and engage in joint attention because gaze is a cue for which rewarding events occur.
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Joint attention promotes and maintains dyadic exchanges and learning about the nature of social partners.
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Joint attention plays an important role in the development of theory of mind.
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Theory of mind and joint attention are important precursors to a fully developed grasp of another individual's mental activity.
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Episodes of joint attention provide children with a great deal of information about objects by establishing reference and intention.
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Joint attention makes relevant aspects of the context salient, helping children comprehend what is taking place.
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When joint attention is present, it plays an important role in word learning, a crucial aspect of language development.
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Some recent evidence suggests that though important for speech production, joint attention is not necessary or sufficient for vocabulary production.
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An infant's motivation to engage in joint attention is strong enough that infants voluntarily turn away from interesting sights to engage in joint attention with others.
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Children's skills in initiating and responding to joint attention predict their social competence at 30 months of age.
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At one year of age, joint attention is displayed through a child's understanding of pointing as an intentional act.
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Deaf infants are able to engage in joint attention similar to hearing infants; however, the time spent engaged in joint attention is often reduced in deaf infants born to hearing parents.
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Triadic joint attention is the highest level of joint attention and involves two individuals looking at an object.
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Triadic Joint attention is marked by the individual looking back to the other individual after looking at the object.
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Dyadic joint attention involves mutual gaze between the parent and infant.
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