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Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Linguistics
Child Development

Background:

Early communication in infants is crucial for development.
Hearing infants may benefit from sign language before vocalization.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the efficacy of teaching signs to hearing infants.
To assess generalization of signing skills.
To explore the impact of sign training on infant distress behaviors.

Main Methods:

Four infants (6-10 months) were taught signs using delayed prompting and reinforcement.
Experiment 1: Assessed generalization in novel environments and with different social partners.
Experiment 2: Combined sign training with extinction to modify crying and whining.

Main Results:

Infants acquired and independently used signs in diverse conditions.
Sign training effectively replaced crying and whining behaviors.

Conclusions:

Early sign language acquisition is feasible for hearing infants.
Sign language can be a functional communication method for pre-vocal infants.
Sign training can reduce negative vocalizations like crying and whining.