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Peer reviewedSigman, Marian; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Attention patterns of 93 preterm infants were observed and measured at term, at four months of age, and at eight years. Suggests that preterm infants who continued to fixate an unchanging stimulus for protracted periods of time were less intellectually able in childhood. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Attention, Developmental Psychology, Eye Fixations, High Risk Persons
Peer reviewedSigman, Marian; Sena, Rhonda – New Directions for Child Development, 1993
Discusses the use of pretend play as a cognitive assessment tool. Examines the failure of developmental progression of play in preterm, drug-exposed, malnourished, Down's syndrome, mentally retarded, and autistic children. Examines individual differences in play, and the relationship between language and play, in these groups. (AC)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Autism, Child Language, Developmental Stages
