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Peer reviewedMalcuit, Gerard; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1996
Examined the effect of functional values of stimuli on orienting response elicitation. Subjects were 50 4-month-old infants and were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 experimental conditions. Results suggested the importance of taking into account the functional value of stimuli when analyzing infant attention. (MOK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Habituation
Peer reviewedSmith, P. Hull; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1997
Examined predictive validity of measures of infant habituation and later aspects of temperament. Found babies who habituated sooner (fewer trials to criterion) at five months of age and had fewer peak fixations during habituation were rated by mothers as more active, intense, and negative in mood, and less persistent and adaptable. Age differences…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Habituation, Infant Behavior, Infants
