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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Infants -- Development"”.
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The effect of massage on premature infants.
… identify and compare characteristics of preterm infants' pulse rate, respiratory rate, stress related behavior and self comforting behavior in two situations: (1) the infant receiving routine nursing care in the environment of a neonatal intensive care nursery, and (2) the infant in the same …
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Effect of caregiving behaviors and genetic predispositions on human and non-human primates development
Parental sensitivity towards infants’ needs influences both the way caregiver-infant interactions unfold and individuals’ own development throughout lifetime. The pivotal role of this early interaction with caregivers is especially highlighted by the fact that when the interaction is non-adaptive, …
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Operant Conditioning of Foot Thrusts in Infants and Concomitant Effects on Non-Reinforced Social Behaviors
… during the course of operant conditioning with infants. Specifically, smiling and cooing appear to emerge as the result of exposure to operant contingencies designed to increase motor responding. Previous studies have failed to gather objective data on this phenomenon. The purpose of this study …
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Examining trajectories of maternal depressive symptoms in relation to infant affect expression
… effects of depression on early child development during the transition to motherhood. The present study explored trajectories of maternal depression from pregnancy through 2 years postpartum and their relation to infant affect expression. Data for the study were collected as part of a …