Relations Between Measures of Irritability and Contingency Detection at 6 Months
- 1 October 2002
- Vol. 3 (4) , 543-554
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327078in0304_08
Abstract
The hypothesis that irritability and contingency detection are negatively correlated was examined in thirty‐one 6‐month‐old infants. Observation and maternal report‐based assessments of irritability were correlated with both a criterion score and a continuous score of contingency detection. Results indicated that greater irritability in infants was associated with lower contingency detection scores. Discussion focuses on identifying processes by which the 2 constructs may be associated.Keywords
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