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Peer reviewedWorobey, John; Lewis, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Studied individual differences in reactivity in 40 newborns. Measures of reactivity were related during the first two months of extrauterine life. (RJC)
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedField, Tiffany – New Directions for Child Development, 1989
Reports that, even though young infants can discriminate among different facial expressions, there are individual differences in infants' expressivity and ability to produce and discriminate facial expressions. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Facial Expressions, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedLewis, Michael; And Others – New Directions for Child Development, 1989
Reports a study of 110 newborn infants' responses to the heelstick procedure to draw blood samples, and of the responses of 40 of those infants to their first inoculations at two months of age. Discusses measures of distress; stability of reactivity across time; and individual differences and health of the infant as factors in reactivity. (NH)
Descriptors: Crying, Facial Expressions, Health, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedGunnar, Megan R. – New Directions for Child Development, 1989
Reviews research on the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical system in normal infants. Special attention is paid to the environmental stimuli and psychological processes regulating the stress responses of this system. (NH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants
Peer reviewedKaye, Kenneth – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1978
Utilizes experimental results to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale as an instrument for measuring individual (rather than group) differences among infants and notes how these differences contribute to parent-infant interaction. (BH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants
Greenspan, Stanley I., Ed.; Pollock, George H., Ed. – 1980
This volume is the first in "The Course of Life" series which contains original contributions from an international group of scientists and clinicians who have produced much of the current knowledge about the phases of human personality development. These contributions cover the continuum of human development from the prenatal phase…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Emotional Problems, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior
McCord, Ivalee – 1976
This book on the social and psychological development of the infant (0-1 year) is designed for use in a foster parent training program. The book is divided into 5 parts. Part I briefly lists the expected social and psychological behaviors for each 2-month period of the infant's first year, suggests adult responses and guidance techniques…
Descriptors: Child Care, Emotional Development, Foster Family, Individual Differences
Download full textSelf, Patricia A.; And Others – 1976
In this study, twenty 3-day-old Caucasian neonates were observed before and during feeding in an attempt to demonstrate that individual characteristics of infants, such as alertness and social behaviors, are related to the interaction of mothers and infants during feeding situations. Ten of the infants were males, 10 were females; approximately 70…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior, Infants
