The Intelligent Infant: Theoretical Implications.

Fagan, Joseph F.

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ERIC Number: EJ302121

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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The Intelligent Infant: Theoretical Implications.

Fagan, Joseph F.

Intelligence, v8 n1 p1-9 Jan-Mar 1984

Theoretical implications of individual differences among infants in responsiveness to visual novelty being predictive of later intelligence differences are discussed. Issues discussed include: continuity of intelligence over development, relation of aspects of information processing to intelligence, role of hereditary and environmental influences on intelligence, and implications for studying mental retardation. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developmental Continuity, Individual Differences, Infants, Intelligence, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Predictive Measurement, Preschool Education, Screening Tests, Visual Discrimination, Visual Stimuli

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: The preparation of this editorial was supported, in part, by Major Research Project Grant HD-11089 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.