Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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917650 | Infant Behavior and Development | 2006 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
This longitudinal study investigates the relation between recall memory and communication in infancy and later cognitive development. Twenty-six typically developing Swedish children were tested during infancy for deferred imitation (memory), joint attention (JA), and requesting (nonverbal communication); they also were tested during childhood for language and cognitive competence. Results showed that infants with low performance on both deferred imitation at 9 months and joint attention at 14 months obtained a significantly lower score on a test of cognitive abilities at 4 years of age. This long-term prediction from preverbal infancy to childhood cognition is of interest both to developmental theory and to practice.
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Authors
Karin Strid, Tomas Tjus, Lars Smith, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Mikael Heimann,