The 'Still Face Experiment' from the Harvard Child Development Center demonstrates that babies are hard-wired to engage with caregivers and respond negatively when that engagement is withheld, progressing from attempts to elicit response, to frustration, to hopeless crying.
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“This is called the 'Still Face Experiment.'...It's hard-wired.”
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Improving early child development with words: Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald at TEDxAtlanta— TEDx TalksCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:47:52 AM
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