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ERIC Number: EJ402904
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Social Contingency Effects on Subsequent Perceptual-Cognitive Tasks in Young Infants.
Dunham, Philip; And Others
Child Development, v60 n6 p1486-96 Dec 1989
Compared effects of contingent and noncontingent adult-infant social interactions on subsequent infant-controlled habituation and choice tasks of 26 infants of 3 months. Infants who experienced a prior noncontingent social interaction tended to adopt response strategies that reduced the density of stimulation during subsequent nonsocial tasks. (RJC)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Infant Behavior, Infants, Social Behavior, Stimulation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Contingency