Status:
COMPLETED
The Role of Motion in Infants' Ability to Categorize
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Child Development
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-6 years
Brief Summary
This study is concerned with psychological and physiological development in infants. Specifically, researchers are interested in when and how babies are able to group similar objects, like animals or ...
Detailed Description
The major objective of this research is to better understand the early development of perceptual categorization. The proposed work is designed to examine the emergence of infants' ability to access in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA
- Infants will be selected for inclusion in Studies 1 and 2 on the basis of age, gestational status (i.e., term vs. preterm birth), visual normality, and general health status.
- The initial group will be recruited to participate within two weeks of becoming 2 months of age.
- Infants with a gestational age of less than 36 weeks, and/or those with histories of severe perinatal complications, visual abnormalities, or congenital developmental disorders will not be recruited for participation.
- Equal numbers of males and females will be recruited to participate.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 3 1998
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 19 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
941 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00362076
Start Date
September 3 1998
End Date
April 19 2012
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892