Abstract
GIACOMAN, SHARON L. Hunger and Motor Restraint on Arousal and Visual Attention in the Infant. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1971, 42, 605-614. In order to investigate the effects of hunger and motor restraint on infant behavior, 32 6-week-old infants were observed under the following conditions: hungry-free, hungry-swaddled, satiated-free, and satiated-swaddled. Each S was observed for 30 minutes: 15 minutes in each restraint condition. 5 states of arousal were ratedfrom videotapes; visual fixation and visual pursuit were also rated. Interrater reliabilities ranged from .76 to .99. As predicted, the effects of swaddling were to reduce arousal significantly. Contrary to predictions, satiation did not reduce arousal. Instead, visual attending was greater in satiated Ss than in hungry Ss. Swaddling did not significantly affect visual attention.
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