Abstract

This chapter explores the relationship between social and cognitive development and focuses on the way in which a trait, sociability, is related to individual differences in cognitive development. It provides the well-documented fact that sociable, friendly infants perform significantly better than less sociable infants on various measures of cognitive and psychomotor competence. The assessment of sociability and the measurement problems that plague much of the research is discussed. The chapter suggests ways in which some of the more obvious problems can be avoided in future research. It describes the extent to which others find interaction with an infant enjoyable and enticing. The term “sociability” refers to the friendliness and social attractiveness of the infant. The assessment of sociability is usually based on the tester's perception or on a third person's perception of the infant's friendliness toward the tester.

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