The Nature of the Physical Microenvironment: An Expanded Classification System.

Wachs, Theodore D.

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ERIC Number: EJ402848

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Nature of the Physical Microenvironment: An Expanded Classification System.

Wachs, Theodore D.

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v35 n4 p399-419 Oct 1989

Develops a classification system for the physical environment based on 3 dimensions of stimulation. Intercorrelations of physical and social environmental measures obtained for 88 infants of 12 months supported the validity of the decision rule that nonresponsive animate stimulation is primarily physical rather than social. (RJC)

Descriptors: Classification, Family Environment, Infant Behavior, Infants, Physical Environment, Social Environment, Stimulation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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