Open AccessTHE DISTRIBUTION OF ATTENTION WITHIN A GROUP OF INFANTS “AT RISK” 1
Author(s) -
Yoshida Roland K.,
Lewis Michael,
Schimpler Suzanne,
Ackerman Judith Z.,
Driscoll John,
Koenigsberger M. Richard
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
ets research bulletin series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2333-8504
pISSN - 0424-6144
DOI - 10.1002/j.2333-8504.1974.tb00669.x
Subject(s) - cognition , task (project management) , psychology , normal group , perception , audiology , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , management , neuroscience , economics
Groups of normal and “at risk” infants were given an attentional task using sucking suppression as an index of attending. Attending as a measure of perceptual‐cognitive development was found to be a sensitive task capable of differentiating high and low risk infants. Further, the performance on this perceptual‐cognitive task and the infants' 5 minute Apgar scores were assessed and found to be significantly related. These data together with earlier reports suggest that infants with Apgar scores of 8 or less may be at risk in terms of their cognitive development.