Reactivity in Infants: A Cross-National Comparison.

Kagan, Jerome; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ484044

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Reactivity in Infants: A Cross-National Comparison.

Kagan, Jerome; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v30 n3 p342-45 May 1994

Four-month-old infants from Boston, Dublin, and Beijing were administered the same battery of visual, auditory, and olfactory stimuli. The Chinese infants were significantly less active, irritable, and vocal than the Boston and Dublin samples, with American infants showing the highest level of reactivity. (Author)

Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior, Infants, Responses, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China (Beijing); Ireland (Dublin); United States

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