The behavioral effects of nonnutritive sucking on infants of differential fetal growth

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dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Christopher M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairZeskind, Philip Sanforden
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, Russell T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFranchina, Joseph J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFinney, Jack W.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:45:17Zen
dc.date.adate2012-09-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:45:17Zen
dc.date.issued1989-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2012-09-08en
dc.date.sdate2012-09-08en
dc.description.abstractNewborn infants with differential patterns of fetal growth, as determined by their weight-for-length, typically display behaviors which have been conceptualized as reflecting the integrity of the infant's behavioral organization. The newborn infant's sucking is one behavior that has been hypothesized to both reflect the effects of previous experiences on behavioral organization and affect the infant's future behavioral development. In particular, the infant's pattern of sucking activity may not only reflect the integrity of the infant's nervous system, it may also alter the temporal organization of the infant's behavioral state and motor activity by increasing behavioral quiescence. The purpose of this study was to compare the sucking activity of underweight-for-length (N = 30) and average-weight-for-length (N = 30) infants and its effects on behavioral state and motor activity. Fifteen low-PI and 15 average-PI infants were randomly assigned to each of two experimental conditions.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 85 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09082012-040632en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09082012-040632/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44702en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1989.B693.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 21993100en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1989.B693en
dc.subject.lcshNewborn infants -- Developmenten
dc.titleThe behavioral effects of nonnutritive sucking on infants of differential fetal growthen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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