Laura gazes out the window and her 6-month-old son stops mouthing his toy and also looks out the window, demonstrating the ability termed:

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Joint attention refers to the ability to share attention with others towards a common stimulus, such as when Laura and her son both look out the window. Social referencing involves using the emotional information of others to guide one's own behavior. Imprinting refers to a rapid and irreversible learning process where an animal becomes attached to the first moving object it sees after hatching or being born. Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight. None of these abilities fully describe the behavior exhibited by Laura and her son.

Laura Gazes Out the Window and Her 6-Month-Old Son Stops