Listen for the Sound Switch!

For full-term babies learning English

Your baby will hear short sequences of made-up words while watching simple animations on the screen. Some sequences repeat the same word, while others switch between two different words. We will measure how long your baby looks at the screen to understand whether babies notice when the speech sounds change.

Previous research has shown that babies' looking patterns change when they notice a change in what they hear. In this study, we are testing whether we can measure similar patterns in an online setting. Your baby will hear repeated or changing sequences of made-up words while watching simple animations. By measuring how babies look at the screen, we can learn whether this online study can capture babies' attention to changes in speech sounds.

9 minutes

To thank you for your participation, we offer a $5 Amazon.com gift card, with one gift card per child. You may stop the study at any time, including if your child becomes fussy. Payment does not depend on your child’s behavior or on whether the full study is completed. We will ask for your full name and email address at the beginning of the study so that we can send the gift card within one week.