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Peer reviewedHarris, Paul; MacFarlane, Aidan – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1974
Visual orientation toward a peripheral stimulus by newborns and 7-week-old infants was examined with both a central stimulus present and absent. General conclusion is that, contrary to previous assessments, the neonate appears to exercise internal control over his sampling of the stimulus array rather than being passively captured by it.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Infant Behavior, Locus of Control, Motor Reactions
