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The Development of Infants' Search for Their Mothers, Unfamiliar People, and Objects.
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Bigelow, Anne E.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Two experiments investigated 8-, 10-, and 12-month-old infants' levels of searching for mothers, strangers, and objects. Found that, overall, 10- and 12-month-old infants had higher levels of searching for mothers, whereas youngest infants showed no differences for searching. This discrepancy is likely due to social cognitive development and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Infants
Habituation Is Not Enough: Novelty Preferences, Search, and Memory in Infancy.
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Sophian, 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)