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Infant Behavior and Development in Relation to Fetal Movement and Habituation.
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Madison, Lynda S.; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Evaluated the relation between fetal activity and postnatal behavior and development by measuring the amount of fetal movement occurring in response to stimulation and the number of stimulus applications necessary for habituation. Preliminary evidence suggests that fetal rate of habituation predicts some aspects of infant behavior and development…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Habituation, Individual Development, Infant Behavior
Precursors to the Development of Intention at 6 Months: Understanding People and Their Actions.
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Legerstee, Maria; Barna, Joanne; DiAdamo, Carolyn – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Examined whether 6-month-olds expect people to behave differently toward persons and inanimate objects. Found that infants habituated to an actor talking to something hidden behind an occluder looked longer at an object, whereas infants habituated to an actor reaching and swiping looked longer at a person. No difference in looking at stimuli was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Expectation, Habituation