DeCasper’s most notable research focused on infant auditory function. One study identified that newborn infants differentiate their mother’s voice over others and prefer caregivers for comfort. Other studies DeCasper was associated with involved speech development connected through hearing. Most of his research was collected through experimental testing. DeCasper’s contributions to developmental psychology, specifically prenatal and postnatal development, have uncovered how hearing is an essential part of bonding/forming attachments beginning in utero (Busnel, et al., 2016). It’s also important to acknowledge his collaborations with other researchers lead to discovering left/right ear processes analyzing specific individual pieces of auditory information; while also aiding cochlear implant research, implants to provide hearing to deaf/hearing impaired individuals (Greensboro, 2016). Summarizing his research, he observed how developing in the early stages of human life utilizes all of the senses to adapt to the environment and learn.
Works Cited
Busnel, M., Fifer, W., Granier- Deferre, C., Lecuyer, R., Michel, G., Moon, C., . . . Spence, M. (2016, September 20). Tony DeCasper, the man who changed contemporary views on human fetal cognitive abilities. (W. D. Psychobiology, Producer) Retrieved from Researchgate Web site: 10.1002/dev.21478
University of Greensboro Department of Psychology. (2016). In memoriam: Dr. Anthony James (Tony) DeCasper. Retrieved from UNC Greensboro Department of Psychology Web Site: https://psy.uncg.edu/in-memoriam-dr-anthony-james-tony-decasper/
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