Relations between Prenatal Testosterone Levels and Cognitive Abilities at 4 Years.

Finegan, Jo-Anne K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ454907

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Publication Date: 1992

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Relations between Prenatal Testosterone Levels and Cognitive Abilities at 4 Years.

Finegan, Jo-Anne K.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v28 n6 p1075-89 Nov 1992

Compared children's cognitive abilities at four years and their prenatal amniotic fluid testosterone levels. For girls, prenatal testosterone levels were related in a curvilinear manner to language comprehension and classification abilities, and inversely related to counting and knowledge of number facts. For boys, no relationships were found. (BC)

Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Ability, Computation, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Number Concepts, Prenatal Influences, Sex Differences, Young Children

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto)

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