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Peer reviewedBan, Peggy L.; Lewis, Michael – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1974
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Infant Behavior, Infants
Download full textJaskir, John; Lewis, Michael – 1981
In order to specify the factor structure and stability of infant and maternal behavior, mother/infant interaction was observed when infants were 12 and 24 months of age. Mothers and infants observed in dyadic interaction in a playroom during a 15-minute free play period represented a heterogeneous sample across gender, socioeconomic status, and…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Infant Behavior, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers
Peer reviewedMesser, Stanley B.; Lewis, Michael – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1972
The most impressive class difference in one-year-old infants revealed by this study was that lower-class infants vocalized considerably less in the playroom than did middle-class infants. (Authors)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Infant Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Play
Brooks, Jeanne; Lewis, Michael – 1973
Seventeen sets of opposite sex twins, 13 to 14 months old, were observed in a playroom situation with their mothers. Attachment behaviors, toy preference, style of play, and activity level were recorded. Analysis of four attachment behaviors indicated that girls looked at, vocalized to, and maintained proximity with their mothers significantly…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Infant Behavior, Mothers, Observation
Peer reviewedBendersky, Margaret; Lewis, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Examined arousal regulation as a function of levels of prenatal cocaine exposure in 4-month-olds, using a "still face" procedure. Found that, independent of several other factors, a greater percentage of heavily cocaine-exposed infants, compared to unexposed infants, showed less enjoyment during "en face" play with their mothers and continued to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Arousal Patterns, Attention, Cocaine
