| Infants' responses to strangers: midget, adult, and child. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 1269305 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Infants respond differentially, and at times with fearlike behavior, to unfamiliar persons. This study was designed to see how infants discriminate among strangers. Since it has been shown that infants respond differently to children and adults, the physical characteristics of persons used to make such differentiations were of interest. Facial configuration and height were systematically varied as 4 different strangers--a male and female child, a female adults, and a small female adult the same height as the children (midget)--each approached 40 different infants. The infants responded as if there were 3 classes of persons--adult, child, and small adult, suggesting that both size and facial configuration cues were used. Infants as young as 7 months of age reacted to the size-facial configuration discrepancy of the small-adult condition. |
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Authors:
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J Brooks; M Lewis |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Child development Volume: 47 ISSN: 0009-3920 ISO Abbreviation: Child Dev Publication Date: 1976 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1976-08-02 Completed Date: 1976-08-02 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372725 Medline TA: Child Dev Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 323-32 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adult Body Height* Child Development* Child, Preschool Face Facial Expression Fear Female Humans Infant Male Sex Factors Size Perception Social Perception* Visual Perception* |
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