Atypical EEG Power Correlates With Indiscriminately Friendly Behavior in Internationally Adopted Children

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 417-431

  Tarullo, Amanda R ^a   Garvin, Melissa C ^b   Gunnar, Megan R ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Childcare Assessment Through Research and Evaluation (CARE)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

EEG; Foster care; Indiscriminate friendliness; Institutionalization; International adoption

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN WAVES; COGNITION; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952584812     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021363     Document Type: Article

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