Infant recall memory and communication predicts later cognitive development.

Karin Strid; Tomas Tjus; Lars Smith; Andrew N Meltzoff; Mikael Heimann

doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.07.002

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Infant recall memory and communication predicts later cognitive development.

Karin Strid·Tomas Tjus·Lars Smith·Andrew N Meltzoff·Mikael Heimann

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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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Child Development Child, Preschool Cognition Communication Female Humans Imitative Behavior Infant Language Development Longitudinal Studies Male Memory Mental Recall Predictive Value of Tests Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Karin Strid, Tomas Tjus, Lars Smith, Andrew N Meltzoff, Mikael Heimann. 2006-09-01. Infant recall memory and communication predicts later cognitive development.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2006.07.002

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