TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of systematic stroking versus tickling and poking on infant behavior
AU - Peláez-Nogueras, Martha
AU - Field, Tiffany
AU - Gewirtz, Jacob L.
AU - Cigales, Maricel
AU - Gonzalez, Angela
AU - Sanchez, Aida
AU - Richardson, Sara C.
PY - 1997/1/1
Y1 - 1997/1/1
N2 - Effects of contingent stroking were compared to effects of contingent tickling and poking on infant eye contact (attention) and affect during face-to-face interactions with an adult female. Twelve 2-to 4.5-mo-old infants participated in a within-subjects alternating-treatments design. Each subject received the two touch conditioning treatments in alternation within each of four consecutive sessions. In each session, three 2-min conditioning periods were implemented. Compared to tickling and poking treatment, during the systematic-stroking treatment all infants spent a greater proportion of time making eye contact with the experimenter, smiled and vocalized more and frowned and cried less.
AB - Effects of contingent stroking were compared to effects of contingent tickling and poking on infant eye contact (attention) and affect during face-to-face interactions with an adult female. Twelve 2-to 4.5-mo-old infants participated in a within-subjects alternating-treatments design. Each subject received the two touch conditioning treatments in alternation within each of four consecutive sessions. In each session, three 2-min conditioning periods were implemented. Compared to tickling and poking treatment, during the systematic-stroking treatment all infants spent a greater proportion of time making eye contact with the experimenter, smiled and vocalized more and frowned and cried less.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0193-3973(97)90034-4
DO - 10.1016/S0193-3973(97)90034-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031124814
VL - 18
SP - 169
EP - 178
JO - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
SN - 0193-3973
IS - 2
ER -