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A Developmental Study of Attention: A Multivariate Approach NICHD

Author(s):
Lewis, Michael; Wilson, Cornelia D.
Publication Year:
1972
Report Number:
RB-72-31
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
18
Subject/Key Words:
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Science Foundation (NSF), Attention, Child Development, Factor Analysis, Longitudinal Studies

Abstract

A factor analytic technique was applied to the attentional data from a visual episode presented longitudinally at 6, 13, 25 and 44 months of age. Two factors were identified, an orienting factor, consisting of fixation, cardiac deceleration, and cessation of activity, and an affect factor, consisting of smiling, vocalizing, and cardiac deceleration. (Author/NF) (18pp.)

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