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ERIC Number: EJ392559
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Habituation and Maternal Encouragement of Attention in Infancy as Predictors of Toddler Language, Play, and Representational Competence.
Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Bornstein, Marc H.
Child Development, v60 n3 p738-51 Jun 1989
Infants' habituation and mothers' encouragement of attention were assessed at 5 months. Toddlers' language comprehension, language production, and pretense play, and mothers' encouragement of attention, were assessed at 13 months. Examined the contributions of infant habituation and maternal stimulation to toddlers' cognitive abilities. (PCB)
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Habituation, Infants, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Parent Influence, Pretend Play, Stimulation, Toddlers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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