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ERIC Number: EJ454891
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Adult Tactile Stimulation during Face-to-Face Interactions Modulates Five-Month-Olds' Affect and Attention.
Stack, Dale M.; Muir, Darwin W.
Child Development, v63 n6 p1509-25 Dec 1992
Three studies examined infants' responses to tactile stimulation by adults who offered neutral facial expressions to the infants. Results implied that adult touch and facial expressions act as modulators of infant affect and attention in social exchanges. (BC)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Attention, Facial Expressions, Infant Behavior, Infants, Mothers, Tactile Stimuli
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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