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Screen-based for the lab
For lab environments, our screen-based eye trackers,
Tobii Pro Spectrum and Tobii Pro Fusion, produce visual stimuli on a screen and work together with Tobii Pro Lab to deliver insights on study participant reactions.
Developmental psychology
Studying children with the help of eye tracking
Gaze is one of the first abilities infants develop, providing researchers with insight into the development process long before speaking begins.
Capturing the moments that shape development
Eye tracking opens a window into the subtle, moment-by-moment shifts in attention and behavior that shape how children learn, grow, and interact with their world.
- 70%
of early childhood assessments
rely on indirect observation
or caregiver reports. - 65%
of developmental studies face
challenges capturing attention and
engagement in young participants. - 60%
of researchers report difficulty studying
non-verbal populations, such as infants
or children with developmental disorders.
What you can measure with eye tracking
Eye tracking solutions with a dedicated application, like our software
Tobii Pro Lab, can further process the data to draw valuable conclusions on a wide variety of developmental processes, including:
Visual perception
Discover how the brain’s ability to make sense of the world develops through infancy and childhood.
Motor development
Visually guided reaching behavior reveals the development of intentions, planning, and motivation to explore the world.
Language acquisition
Investigate the gaze patterns of infants and children when exposed to different linguistic stimuli, including spoken words or visual scenes.
Social cognition and interaction
Study the development of social skills by measuring infants’ attention to social stimuli and face processing.
Oculomotor function development
Understand oculomotor development by measuring object-tracking ability, gaze stability, and saccadic reaction time.
Atypical development
Differences in attentional processes and eye gaze patterns during social interaction can indicate developmental challenges, such as autism spectrum disorder or ADHD.
Research setups for infant and child studies
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Screen-based for the field
You can connect the plug-and-play Tobii Pro Fusion eye tracker to any screen at a school, hospital, or library to collect data in the field in a nonintrusive way. Works together with Tobii Pro Lab to deliver insights on behavior.
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Standalone for the lab
With Tobii Pro Spectrum in standalone mode, data capture can take place while children observe or interact with people and physical objects. Works together with Tobii Pro Lab to deliver insights on behavior.
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Wearable for the real world
Designed for on-the-go data capture, our Tobii Pro Glasses 3 wearable eye tracker (suitable for 5+ years) allows children to interact and move around freely, enabling you to design studies that closely reflect real-world scenarios — for the lab and the field.
Areas of research
There are many ways to leverage eye tracking data in developmental research.
Perception
Shows how a child assesses
facial expressions.Comprehension
Reveals their ability to apply
understanding and recall.Development
Discovers relevant processes
in the first stages of life.Completion
Anticipatory eye movements reveal knowledge about structural or perceptual completion.
Engagement
Pupil dilation measures a child's arousal
and violation of expectations.Oculomotion
Helps to understand oculomotor development,
such as object-tracking ability.
Unraveling the wonders of developmental psychology
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Scientific publications
Did you know that over 15,000 scientific
publications feature Tobii eye tracking technology?
Discover the latest trends in eye tracking for developmental
psychology research by exploring our scientific publication library.
Enabling success
Tobii offers tailored support to address research needs throughout your journey with Tobii’s eye tracking.
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Tobii Funding support services
Tobii Funding support services help you improve your grant proposals for research that includes eye tracking in its methodology
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Tobii Connect
Tobii Connect delivers product documentation, how-to guides, and answers to FAQs as well as access to software updates. Our customer care services help with any technical issues concerning Tobii products.
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Tobii Academy
Tobii Academy our online learning platform, helping you ensure study success at every step of the way from study design to interpreting your eye tracking data.