A Longitudinal Study of Infant Cortisol Response During Learning Events

<p>A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF INFANT CORTISOL RESPONSE DURING LEARNING EVENTS&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>CONTENTS<br /></p>
<p>ABSTRACT I. vii <br /><br />INTRODUCTION&nbsp; 1</p>
<p>II. GENERAL METHODOLOGY &nbsp;FOR ALL PHASES OF THE LONGITUDINAL STUDY&nbsp; 25</p>
<p>III. JUSTIFICATION &nbsp;FOR CORTISOL RESPONSE CATEGORIES IV.&nbsp; 40 LONGITUDINAL &nbsp;ANALYSES OF CORTISOL AND MATERNAL &nbsp;SENSITIVITY&nbsp; 48</p>
<p>V. CORTISOL &nbsp;RESPONSE PATTERNS AND DETECTION OF CHANGE IN AUDITORY AND VISUAL STIMULI&nbsp; 58</p>
<p>VI. MATERNAL SENSITIVITY AND DETECTION OF CHANGE IN AUDITORY AND VISUAL STIMULI&nbsp; 84</p>
<p>VII. GENERAL DISCUSSION&nbsp; 91 REFERENCES&nbsp; 106</p>
<p>APPENDIX&nbsp;&nbsp;121</p>
<p>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS&nbsp; 122</p>
<p><br />COMMENTARY&nbsp;</p>
<p>GLUCOCORTICOIDS AND LEARNING DURING INFANCY: A COMMENTARY <br />Megan R.Gunnar&nbsp; 123<br /><br />CONTRIBUTORS&nbsp; 132<br /><br />STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY&nbsp; 133<br /><br />SUBJECT INDEX&nbsp; 135</p>