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Hearing assessment with young children.
The Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders
|August 1, 1975
Summary
Auditory stimulus-response control training is effective for assessing young children (9-25 months). Reliable interest data can be gathered using these procedures, despite training challenges.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Auditory Neuroscience
- Child Development
Background:
- Assessing young children requires specialized methods.
- Understanding infant attention is crucial for development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate auditory stimulus-response control training and assessment efficacy in infants.
- To identify challenges in training stimulus-response control in this age group.
Main Methods:
- Utilized auditory stimulus-response control procedures.
- Focused on children aged nine to 25 months.
- Documented training difficulties and successes.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated the reliability of stimulus-response control procedures for infant data.
- Confirmed that interest data can be effectively obtained.
- Highlighted specific issues encountered during training.
Conclusions:
- Auditory stimulus-response control is a viable method for infant research.
- Reliable data collection is achievable with careful procedure implementation.
- Further refinement of training protocols may enhance efficacy.