Abstract
Seven hundred seventy-nine infants were screened at 4 months of age for motor and emotional reactivity. At age 9 months, infants who showed extreme patterns of motor and negative (n = 75) or motor and positive (n = 73) reactivity and an unselected control group (n = 86) were administered the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery, and baseline electroencephalogram data were collected. Negatively reactive infants showed significantly more avoidance than positively reactive infants and displayed a pattern of right frontal electroencephalogram asymmetry. Positively reactive infants exhibited significantly more approach behavior than controls and exhibited a pattern of left frontal asymmetry. Results support the notion that approach-withdrawal bias underlies reactivity in infancy.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1491-1496 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Developmental Psychology |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2008 |
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Keywords
- approach-withdrawal bias
- frontal EEG asymmetry
- temperament
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Life-span and Life-course Studies
- Demography
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Behavioral Reactivity and Approach-Withdrawal Bias in Infancy. / Hane, Amie Ashley; Fox, Nathan A.; Henderson, Heather A.; Marshall, Peter J.
In: Developmental Psychology, Vol. 44, No. 5, 01.09.2008, p. 1491-1496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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