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human mothers have a unique trait through which they can identify the cries of their particular child, even at a playground where a lot of kids are making noise
by dagw 6y ago
human mothers have a unique trait through which they can identify the cries of their particular child, even at a playground where a lot of kids are making noise.
That has nothing to do with being a mother and everything to do with spending a lot of time with that child. I'll bet that anybody who spends enough time with a child will be able to do that, regardless of that persons gender or genetic relation to the child.
- AndrewUnmuted 6y agoPlease see my general response to all the negativity I've received here [0]. To address your specific point, though, which was echoed by others in this thread, there is a lot of truth to the human ability to hone their auditory memory, especially when it comes to sounds that fall within the human auditory frequency range. Many of us have experienced this phenomenon not only with their own and others' children, but also with their house pets (especially cats and parrots), and even machines (i.e., your car, your air conditioner, your server, etc.) Nonetheless, as I have shown, there is a particular biological difference exhibited between first-time mothers and first-time fathers. Nothing about this statement invalidates or calls into question your own statement and I agree with it wholeheartedly. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26254581 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26254581
- barry-cotter 6y agoI taught kindergarten for five years and I was able to identify more than 30 children’s voices whether they were speaking out making some unidentifiable utterance. Humans are really good at distinguishing very small differences in the vocal range of sounds.