Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ453426
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Event-Specific Expectations of 2- and 3-Month-Old Infants.
Wentworth, Naomi; Haith, Marshall M.
Developmental Psychology, v28 n5 p842-50 Sep 1992
A modified Visual Expectation Paradigm assessed the role of picture content in the spatiotemporal expectations of 80 infants. Stable picture content information facilitated formation of expectations about when and where pictures would appear. Two month olds' reactions were consistently slower than those of three month olds.(LB)
Descriptors: Expectation, Familiarity, Infant Behavior, Infants, Perceptual Development, Prediction, Reaction Time, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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