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ERIC Number: EJ211450
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Jun
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Newborn Infants Orient to Sounds.
Muir, Darwin; Field, Jeffrey
Child Development, v50 n2 p431-36 Jun 1979
In two experiments, the majority of 21 newborn infants who were maintained in an alert state consistently turned their heads toward a continuous sound source presented 90 degrees from midline. For most infants, this orientation response was rather slow, taking median latencies of 2.5 seconds to begin and 5.5 seconds to end. (JMB)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Neonates, Preschool Children, Reaction Time, Responses
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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