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ERIC Number: EJ214853
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Mar
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Changing a Frightening Toy into a Pleasant Toy by Allowing the Infant to Control Its Actions.
Gunnar-Vongnechten, Megan R.
Developmental Psychology, v14 n2 p157-62 Mar 1978
Investigates infants' fear reactions in response to a potentially frightening toy as a function of their having control, or not having control, over the toy's movements. Subjects tested were 24 boys and 24 girls, age 12 to 13 months. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Fear, Infant Behavior, Infants, Locus of Control, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Sex Differences, Toys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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