Electroencephalogram Asymmetry in Response to the Approach of a Stranger and Maternal Separation in 10-Month-Old Infants.

Fox, Nathan A.; Davidson, Richard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ355941

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Publication Date: 1987

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Electroencephalogram Asymmetry in Response to the Approach of a Stranger and Maternal Separation in 10-Month-Old Infants.

Fox, Nathan A.; Davidson, Richard J.

Developmental Psychology, v23 n2 p233-40 Mar 1987

Reports relationship between asymmetries in frontal-brain electrical activity and individual differences in affective response in 35 ten-month-old females. Stranger-approach, mother-approach, and maternal-separation experiences were presented while an electroencephalogram (EEG) from scalp regions was recorded and facial and other behavioral reponses were videotaped. (Author/BN)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Electroencephalography, Facial Expressions, Infants, Neurological Organization, Psychophysiology, Separation Anxiety

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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