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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychopathol. 2014 Mar 12;26(2):451–464. doi: 10.1017/S0954579414000054
0 Ignores
 There is absolutely no positive nonverbal or verbal response to the introduction. Note that a wary child may stare at the experimenter, but this is not to be considered a positive non-verbal response.
1 Orients to experimenter
 Child looks toward the experimenter in response to the introduction, and smiles or otherwise positively and non-verbally acknowledges the introduction. But child does not approach the E and does not attempt more than this brief acknowledgement.
2 Brief response to experimenter
 Child gives a one-word response to the introduction (i.e., “Hi.”). Or child leans towards, takes one or two steps towards, or shows the experimenter something.
3 Lengthy response to experimenter
 Child gives lengthy response following the introduction without pause. Child speaks with or approaches close to the experimenter or engages in prolonged showing of things to the experimenter.
 Note that if child has begun to respond to the E before the E has a chance to introduce herself, give the code you would have given, had this level of interaction been occasioned by the introduction.