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Peer reviewedDichtelmiller, Margo; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1992
This study found that mothers (n=40) of extremely high-risk infants (averaging 1000 grams birthweight and 28 weeks gestational age) called upon the same experiences and sources of information as mothers of full-term infants. Infants of mothers with above average knowledge about infancy scored significantly higher on tests of infant development at…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Child Development, Information Sources
Peer reviewedMorton, John; Johnson, Mark H. – Psychological Review, 1991
Evidence from 5 experiments with over 150 newborns suggests that infants are born with some information about the structure of faces. This information, termed CONSPEC, is contrasted with CONLERN, a device for learning visual characteristics of conspecifics. Distinction between these mechanisms allows for reconciling conflicting data about face…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Knowledge Level
