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Peer reviewedLewis, Michael; McGurk, Harry – Science, 1972
Article describes results of a longitudinal study on measuring intelligence of infants. Results cast serious doubt on the notion of measuring general intelligence in the period of infancy. (PS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Education, Evaluation, Infants
Download full textMcGurk, Harry; Lewis, Michael – 1972
Fifty-two 44-month-old children were observed in a nursery school over a period of two weeks with peer and adult oriented behaviors recorded, and data analyzed in terms of the subjects' sex and birth order. Sex effects were as expected, but birth-order effects highlighted the second-born child as representing a distinct category. In particular,…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Bulletins, Child Development, Child Psychology
