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infant and preschool tests

individually administered tests designed to assess the development of infants (from birth to 18 months) and preschool children (from 18 to 60 months). Important tests include the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, the McCarthy Scales of Children’s Abilities, and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence.

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Estes–Skinner procedure

Estes–Skinner procedure

another name for conditioned suppression. [after William K. Estes and B. F. Skinner, who developed the technique in 1941]