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| Infants | 1 |
| Memory | 1 |
| Novelty (Stimulus Dimension) | 1 |
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| Sophian, Catherine | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSophian, Catherine – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1980
Critically evaluates habituation and related models for studying infant memory, focusing on methodological and substantive limitations which restrict the derivation of information from them. The essay considers existing research on the development of object permanence as an alternative source of information about infant memory. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Infants, Memory, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
