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Haith, Marshall M.; Goodman, Gail S. – Child Development, 1982
Infrared television recordings were made of newborns' visual activity under monocular and binocular viewing conditions. Out-of-control eye movements were substantially more frequent in the presence of uniform light fields than in darkness for both groups. A distinction between exogenous and endogenous control of eye movements in newborns is…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Infant Behavior, Neonates, Visual Environment

Slater, Alan; Sykes, Margaret – Child Development, 1977
A series of experiments is described whose aim was to define certain of the effective dimensions of stimulation in the newborn's visual environment. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Dimensional Preference, Infant Behavior, Neonates, Visual Environment

Lawson, Katharine; And Others – Child Development, 1977
Data from the observation of sensory stimuli in the premature infant's hospital environment suggest that premature infants may suffer from an inappropriate pattern rather than an inadequate amount of stimulation. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Acoustical Environment, Environmental Influences, Hospitals, Neonates