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ERIC Number: EJ139802
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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The Characterization of Neonatal Behavior: A Dimensional Analysis
Yang, Raymond K.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, 12, 3, 204-210, May 76
Measures of active sleep, quiet sleep, sucking, crying, body size and gestational age were factor analyzed for 137 normal newborns at 2 days of age. The results yielded 3 stable factors: reactivity-irritability, maturity, and reflexive and discriminative sucking. (JMB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Body Weight, Discrimination Learning, Factor Analysis, Infant Behavior, Infants, Maturation, Neonates, Responses, Sleep
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