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Continuity in mental development from infancy.

M H Bornstein, M D Sigman

    Child Development
    |April 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    Infant cognitive development shows surprising continuity from infancy to childhood. Early efficiency in processing and recalling stimuli predicts later intelligence and language skills, challenging older discontinuity theories.

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    Area of Science:

    • Developmental Psychology
    • Cognitive Neuroscience
    • Child Psychology

    Background:

    • Historically, psychological theories favored discontinuity in infant cognitive development.
    • Recent research challenges these discontinuity models with new evidence and assessment methods.
    • This necessitates a re-evaluation of early mental development theories.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the basis of discontinuity theories in cognitive development.
    • To present evidence supporting continuity in mental development from infancy to childhood.
    • To explore models explaining these continuity findings and their implications.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of existing literature on cognitive development theories.
    • Analysis of recent research findings on infant information processing.

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  • Examination of psychometric assessments of intelligence and language in childhood.

    • Main Results:

    • Infants efficiently encoding visual stimuli show better childhood cognitive performance.
    • Infants with better visual or auditory memory perform more proficiently on intelligence and language tests.
    • These findings support a model of moderate continuity in mental development.

    Conclusions:

    • Evidence suggests a continuity in mental development from infancy through childhood.
    • Early information processing efficiency is a predictor of later cognitive abilities.
    • Findings impact theories of early mental development and infant assessment strategies.