ASL STEM Logo

ASL STEM

High Amplitude Sucking Sign Video

No video uploaded yet.

Definition

Experimental technique used to study sound discrimination in infants from birth to about six months. Infants are given a special pacifier that is connected to a sound-generating system. Each suck on the pacifier generates a noise, and infant's sucking behavior is used to draw conclusions about discrimination abilities.

Source: Language Files, eleventh edition, edited by Vedrana Mihalicek and Christin Wilson