The reactions of 38 infants to two social stimuli (talking and smiling) as well as a nonsocial stimulus (a rotating musical mobile) were observed longitudinally when the infants were 4-, 12- and 20-weeks-old. (CM)

Results of two studies were consistent with the view that 3-month-old infants perceive movement in depth during their own movement. They can move to avoid a surface just prior to contacting it. (Author/RH)

The production and comprehension of pointing and their developmental relationship in the young child was examined in a study of 36 male and female 9- to 14-month-old infants. (CM)

Examines the validity of a maternal rating scale for pacifier-attachment in a laboratory setting. Once mothers' abilities to assess their children's attachment behavior were ascertained, a second study was designed to contrast the patterns of attachment to pacifiers, blankets, and hard objects in children between 1.5 and 63 months. (Author/MP)

Examines mother-infant and father-infant interaction over time at three different levels: dyadic, individual, and specific content. (Author/MP)

The authors examined the relationship between newborn neurobehavioral profiles and the characteristics of early mother-infant interaction in Nagasaki, Japan. The authors administered the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS; T. B. Brazelton & J. K. Nugent, 1995) in the newborn period and the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching…