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ERIC Number: EJ308812
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Stages in the Development of Intentional Search by Young Infants.
Willatts, Peter
Developmental Psychology, v20 n3 p389-96 May 1984
Two experiments examined changes in the search of infants aged six, seven, and eight months. Experiment 1 found that the majority of infants displayed transitional search before intentional search. Experiment 2 showed that the infants' awareness of a hidden object develops gradually. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Infants, Perception
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Intention; Piagetian Theory; Search Behavior