Cardiac Habituation of the Orienting Response to an Auditory Signal in Infants of Varying Nutritional Status.

Lester, Barry M.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Cardiac Habituation of the Orienting Response to an Auditory Signal in Infants of Varying Nutritional Status

Lester, Barry M.

Developmental Psychology, 11, 4, 432-442, Jul 75

Two experiments are reported in which cardiac habituation of the orienting response to pure tone stimuli was studied in well-nourished and malnourished male Guatemalan infants. Results indicated a fundamental attentional deficit in the malnourished group. (GO)

Descriptors: Attention Span, Auditory Stimuli, Heart Rate, Infants, Nutrition

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