The article presents a rationale for providing early intervention services to visually handicapped infants, followed by a discussion of implications of home programs for educators. Among guidelines offered are that educators should serve as clearinghouses of information for families and emphasize incidental learning in the actual environment.…

The author reviews controversies over early intervention for biologically impaired or high risk infants, noting typical concerns of physicians (such as excessive parent expectations) as well as merits cited by professionals and consumers (including parent education and support.) (CL)

Two experiments were conducted to demonstrate that human infants 3 months of age perceive color in a normal, trichromatic manner. Results from these studies of the neutral zone and hue discrimination evidence trichromatic vision in infancy and are discussed in the context of their clinical, social, and intellectual implications. (Author/SB)

The temporal organization of neonatal nutritive sucking and heart rate were studied in two consecutive 4-minute periods to analyze the effects of two quantities of response-contingent fluid. Results are discussed in relation to the distinction between nutritive and nonnutritive sucking and effects of fluid sweetness. (Author/SB)

Comprehensive early care and education policies that start at birth have the potential to identify health and developmental issues, link families to necessary supports, and assure that those who care for very young children have the tools to stimulate healthy child development. A growing number of states are interested in helping the educational…

Differential looking and manipulation were assessed in 44 six-month-old infants who were presented with familiar and novel visual stimuli. The infants looked at the novel stimuli longer. (ST)

Data from an article published by other authors is reanalyzed to demonstrate how contour density can account for the infant fixation preferences reported. (ST)

The onset and development of separation protest of 9 to 24-month-old infants was studied in a non-Western culture. Relationships between separation protest and object permanence were also explored. (ST)

Revised version of paper read at the American Psychological Association meetings at Miami Beach in September, 1970. Presented at a symposium on The Meaning of Smiling and Vocalizing in Infancy.'' (CB)

The form of the cardiac reaction to the novel stimulus was regarded as support for an attentional interpretation of cardiac deceleration. (Author)

The research reported here is based on a thesis submitted by the author to Yale University in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Ph.D. degree. (MH)

For infants from 3 to 6 months old, novel stimuli commanded significantly more attention than familiar stimuli on both immediate and delayed tests of stimulus recognition. (MH)