Developmental Science – Frost Institute for Data Science & Computing

Frontiers in Psychology: Remote Data Collection During a Pandemic

Congratulations to Prof. Amin Sarafraz who was one of the authors of an article that recently appeared in the Frontiers in Psychology Journal, under the research topic “Empirical Research at a Distance: New Methods for Developmental Science.” As Covid-19 affected in-person data collection, this group found an approach for estimating gaze direction and duration collected remotely from webcam recordings by using a combination of OpenFace and machine learning. Read more “Frontiers in Psychology: Remote Data Collection During a Pandemic” →

Testing the Mid-Range Model: Attachment in a High-Risk Sample

Infant attachment is a key predictor of later socioemotional functioning, but it is not clear how parental responsivity to infant expressive behavior is associated with attachment outcomes. A mid-range model of responsivity holds that both unresponsive and highly reactive parental behaviors lead to insecure and disorganized attachment.

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Frontiers in Psychology: Remote Data Collection During a Pandemic

Testing the Mid-Range Model: Attachment in a High-Risk Sample