Infant Attention in Relation to Intellectual Abilities in Childhood.

Sigman, Marian; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ347785

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Infant Attention in Relation to Intellectual Abilities in Childhood.

Sigman, Marian; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v22 n6 p788-92 Nov 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, Intellectual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Premature Infants, Visual Stimuli, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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