Title
Vigilance paradigm for preschool children used to relate vigilance behavior to IQ and prenatal exposure to alcohol
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1980
Publication Title
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Department
Education
Abstract
A methodology for investigating vigilance behavior in preschool children was developed. The administration of the task was adapted to young children and a scoring system was devised to adjust for the higher level of random responding found in this sample of preschoolers. 28 3- and 4-yr.-olds were given the Stanford-Biner Intelligence Test and a 12-min. vigilance task. The children, drawn from a sample used in a larger study, were the offspring of three groups of mothers: recovered alcoholics who drank during pregnancy, recovered alcoholics who did not drink during pregnancy, and nonalcoholics who drank litt or nothing during pregnancy. A significant correlation was found between the number of correct responses on the vigilance task and IQ (r26 = . 53, p less than .01). The conclusions that can be drawn regarding the relationship of vigilance to maternal alcohol use (chi 2 = 4.82, p less than .09) are limited by small sample size.
ISSN
0031-5125
WorldCat Link
Citation
Herman, CS, GL Kirchner, AP Streissguth, and RE Little. "Vigilance Paradigm for Preschool Children Used to Relate Vigilance Behavior to Iq and Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol." Perceptual and Motor Skills. 50.3 (1980): 863-7. Print.