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Jusczyk, Peter W.; Thompson, Elizabeth – 1977
This study explored three aspects of the 2-month-old's perception of multisyllabic utterances. Questions addressed were: (1) Do infants perceive phonetic contrasts occurring either in the initial (Bada-Gada) or medial (Daba-Daga) positions of multisyllabic utterances; (2) Are infants more likely to perceive these contrasts in stressed as opposed…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, Infant Behavior
Download full textRamey, Craig T. – 1971
This paper deals with three areas concerning early vocal development: (1) review and critique of existing experimental evidence suggesting that early vocal behavior has the properties of an operant response, (2) speculations concerning the role of non-verbal vocal behavior in early psychological development, and (3) suggestions for future…
Descriptors: Conditioning, Hypothesis Testing, Infant Behavior, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Gunn, P. – British Journal of Psychology, 1979
Effects of mothers' contingent and non-contingent vocal stimulation on vocalization and looking behavior was investigated in 10 Down's Syndrome infants. Neither condition increased infant vocalization but results suggest that looking behavior may be an important indication of competence in pre-linguistic social communication for developmentally…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Drafting, Eye Movements
Lewis, Michael; Freedle, Roy – 1972
The early communication network existing between a mother and her 12-week-old infant was explored. Over 50 infants of both sexes from a variety of social classes were seen in their homes, and a wide variety of maternal and infant behaviors were studied. Of special interest was the vocalization-in-communication data. The results indicate a lawful,…
Descriptors: Bulletins, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Hellmuth, Jerome, Ed. – 1967
This book contains a collection of papers that focus on normal infant development, particularly from the standpoint of learning. Written by leading experts from a member of disciplines, these papers deal with topics such as: the examination and observation of infants, including neurological, neuropsychological, and neurobehavioral aspects;…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Animal Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Meade, Anne, Comp. – 1979
This annotated bibliography cites approximately 500 research reports, theses and essays published in New Zealand on the subject of early childhood care and education. The entries have been grouped under 15 headings: child development, child language, early childhood education, ethnic studies, family life, handicapped children, infant behavior,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Care, Child Development, Early Childhood Education
Horowitz, Frances D. – 1973
This monograph is a collection of papers describing a series of loosely related studies of visual attention, auditory stimulation, and language discrimination in young infants. Titles include: (1) Infant Attention and Discrimination: Methodological and Substantive Issues; (2) The Addition of Auditory Stimulation (Music) and an Interspersed…
Descriptors: Attention, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli
