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ArticlePloS one2025

Attentional responses in toddlers: A protocol for assessing the impact of a robotic animated animal and a real dog.

Mireya Zapata, Carlos Ramos-Galarza, Kevin Valencia-Aragón, Jorge Alvarez-Tello

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Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Mireya ZapataCentro de Investigación en Mecatrónica y Sistemas Interactivos (MIST), Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3382-2724
Carlos Ramos-GalarzaFacultad de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Kevin Valencia-AragónCentro de Investigación en Mecatrónica y Sistemas Interactivos (MIST), Ingeniería Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Machala y Sabanilla, Quito, Ecuador.
Jorge Alvarez-TelloDirección de Innovación y Vinculación, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito, Ecuador.

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Abstract

backgroundAttentional processes in toddlers are characterized by a state of alertness in which they focus their waking state for short periods. It is essential to develop assessment and attention stimulation protocols from an early age to improve this cognitive function and detect possible deficits in the early stages of cognitive development.

methodsThis protocol-based article presents a technological approach to assessing the impact of two animated stimuli on toddlers' attention. The protocol involves presenting a robotic and a real dog to evaluate attentional activation in early development. This dual-stimulus framework may also inform therapeutic and educational programs aimed at fostering cognitive growth in early childhood. DISCUSSION: This protocol contributes to assessing physiological attentional responses in toddlers, offering insights into attention evaluation and stimulation during early cognitive development. By incorporating both a robotic and a live dog, it enables the exploration of individual differences in attentional engagement and identifies which stimulus elicits a stronger response.

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AttentionRoboticsAnimalsChild, PreschoolCognitionDogsFemaleHumansInfantMalePhotic Stimulation

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PMCPMC12221169

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