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Peer reviewedFitzgerald, Hiram E.; Porges, Stephen W. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly of Behavior and Development, 1971
Summarizes research projects on infant behavior conducted during the 1960's and includes an extensive list of references. (AJ)
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Conditioning, Infant Behavior, Learning
Peer reviewedAlessandri, Steven M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1990
A total of 80 infants, divided equally among 4 age groups, participated in a contingency learning task. Of these infants, 48 received an audiovisual stimulus contingent on arm movement, and 32 served as a yoked control group. Findings indicated that exposure to a period in which the infant's expectancy regarding contingent outcomes is violated…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Expectation, Extinction (Psychology), Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedCrowell, David H.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1976
In three experiments, it was demonstrated that human newborn heart rate level can be reliably modified through classical conditioning procedures. Findings support the idea that early learning may occur under a variety of conditions and different theories may account for the results. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Conditioning, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedKagan, Jerome – Science, 1970
Describes the reaction of infants and their attention to events by actions such as vocalizing, smiling or a change in respiration rate. Suggests that understanding of infant selectivity and duration of attention should provide insight into the nature of psychological growth. (JM)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Child Development, Child Psychology, Cognitive Processes
Download full textLewis, Michael – 1975
Theories and descriptions of various infant fear behaviors are presented in this paper. Five examples of fear are given: (1) learned fear, in which the infant associates some unpleasant action with an agent, (2) unlearned fear, in which the infant experiences an intense sensory phenomena such as a loud noise, (3) stranger anxiety, (4) fear caused…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Emotional Development, Expectation
Peer reviewedSchlesinger, Matthew; Parisi, Domenico – Developmental Review, 2001
Introduces the concepts of online and offline sampling and highlights the role of online sampling in agent-based models of learning and development. Compares the strengths of each approach for modeling particular developmental phenomena and research questions. Describes a recent agent-based model of infant causal perception. Discusses limitations…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Experience, Individual Development
