Intrauterine Alcohol and Nicotine Exposure: Attention and Reaction Time in 4-Year-Old Children.

Streissguth, Ann Pytkowicz; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ308827

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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Intrauterine Alcohol and Nicotine Exposure: Attention and Reaction Time in 4-Year-Old Children.

Streissguth, Ann Pytkowicz; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v20 n4 p533-41 Jul 1984

Results supported the hypothesis that alcohol-related performance decrements would be observed in the vigilance and motor activity task performance of four year olds, even after adjusting for the effects of nicotine, in children whose mothers were generally not alcoholics but only social drinkers of varying amounts. (Author/AS)

Descriptors: Alcoholism, Attention, Drug Abuse, Eating Habits, Orientation, Prenatal Drug Exposure, Preschool Children, Psychomotor Skills, Reaction Time, Smoking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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