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Object orientedness: the person or the thing

S Abrams, P B Neubauer

    The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
    |January 1, 1976
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    Infants show early developmental variations in focus, either toward people or objects. This innate orientation impacts their environment, development, and personality formation.

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    Area of Science:

    • Developmental psychology
    • Infant behavior studies

    Background:

    • Individual differences in infant development are observable early in life.
    • Infant orientedness can be directed towards animate (social) or inanimate (object) stimuli.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify and describe early variations in infant orientedness.
    • To explore the influence of these variations on development and character.

    Main Methods:

    • Observational studies of infant behavior.
    • Longitudinal tracking of developmental trajectories.

    Main Results:

    • Individual variations in orientedness manifest by the second month of life.
    • These variations influence environmental interactions and developmental pathways.

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  • Orientedness preference affects how infants process information and situations.

    • Conclusions:

    • Early-life orientedness is a significant factor in developmental trajectories.
    • Understanding these individual differences can inform early childhood interventions.
    • This suggests a foundational basis for later personality traits.