Habituation of the Orienting Response to Stimuli of Different Functional Values in 4-Month-Old Infants.

Malcuit, Gerard; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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Habituation of the Orienting Response to Stimuli of Different Functional Values in 4-Month-Old Infants.

Malcuit, Gerard; And Others

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v62 n2 p272-91 Jul 1996

Examined the effect of functional values of stimuli on orienting response elicitation. Subjects were 50 4-month-old infants and were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 experimental conditions. Results suggested the importance of taking into account the functional value of stimuli when analyzing infant attention. (MOK)

Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Habituation, Infant Behavior, Infants, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies, Stimuli

Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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