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ERIC Number: EJ312503
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Effects of Sound Frequency on Behavioral and Cardiac Orienting in Newborn and Five-Month-Old Infants.
Morrongiello, Barbara A.; Clifton, Rachel K.
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v38 n3 p429-46 Dec 1984
Examines alert newborn and five-month-old infants' responsivity to variations in spectral composition of a rattle sound. Head orientation and cardiac responses to sound were recorded. Heart rate change did not vary as a function of frequency at either age, suggesting that all stimuli were equally effective in eliciting the infant's attention. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Stimuli, Heart Rate, Infants, Listening Comprehension, Motor Reactions, Neonates, Noise (Sound), Stimulation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Head Movements; Head Orientation; Sound Preferences; Spectral Analysis