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Rapid Assessment of Infant Predictors of Adult IQ: Midtwin-Midparent Analyses.
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Benson, Janette B.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Examined 114 pairs of same-sex infant twins and their parents to investigate infant predictors of adult IQ. Found that some measures of infants' information processing, language ability, and temperament predicted the average IQ of infants' parents. Results support the view that some stability in certain types of intellectual functioning from…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Infants, Intellectual Development
Visual Recognition Memory in High- and Low-Risk Infant Pigtailed Macaques (Macaca Nemestrina).
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Gunderson, Virginia M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Study looks at pigtailed macaque in the context of visual recognition problems adapted from a standardized test developed for use with human infants. Results demonstrate that the low-risk group easily differentiated novel from previously seen targets; the high-risk group gave no evidence of recognition. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Failure to Thrive, Infant Behavior, Infants
Consequences of Low Birth Weight
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Caputo, Daniel V.; Mandell, Wallace – Developmental Psychology, 1970
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Body Weight, Growth Patterns, Infants
Infant Development in Day Care
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Doyle, Anna-Beth – Developmental Psychology, 1975
This study compared the intellectual development, attachment to mother, peer interaction, and physical health of day care and maternal home care children. The results indicate that very young children who experience high quality group day care differ little from home-reared children. (JMB)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care