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  • 11 - The Development of Multisensory Attention Skills

  • from Part II - Perceptual Development
  • Edited by Jeffrey J. Lockman, Tulane University, Louisiana, Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, New York University
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Infant Development
    Published online:
    26 September 2020
    Print publication:
    13 August 2020, pp 303-338

  • Summary

    The world presents an array of constantly changing sights and sounds, tactile and vestibular experiences, far too much to be attended and processed at any one time. Perceivers must make sense of this dynamically changing flux of stimulation by selecting events and properties of events that provide information that is meaningful and relevant to their needs, goals, and actions as they change across time. Adults are highly skilled at selectively attending to this multisensory stimulation in a way that optimizes perception and learning and supports their actions and goals. However, this selective attention presents a remarkable challenge for young infants – how to learn to attend to the dimensions of stimulation that optimize meaningful perception and action and to filter out stimulation that is less relevant.