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New evidence for the prediction of intelligence from infancy
Author(s) -
Fagan Joseph F.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0355(198224)3:4<219::aid-imhj2280030404>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - psychology , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , cognition , fluid intelligence , predictive validity , intelligence quotient , working memory , neuroscience
An assumption is made that tests of the infant's ability to recognize a previously seen target tap early cognitive processes similar to those processes employed to solve later tests of intelligence. The recognition memory abilities of normal infants have been found to be superior to those of infants considered to be at risk for later intellectual deficit. Evidence for the predictive validity of infant recognition memory tests emerges from longitudinal studies in which the relationship between the extent of infants' visual preferences for novel targets and later performance on standard tests of intelligence has been examined. Various theoretical and practical consequences flow from these initial discoveries of continuity in intelligent functioning from infancy to childhood.