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Peer reviewedCrockenberg, Susan; Litman, Cindy – Developmental Psychology, 1990
Mothers and children were observed in laboratory and home settings in a study of the relationship between maternal control strategies and child behavior. Child compliance and self-assertion were associated with less powerful control methods; defiance with power-assertive methods. A combined control-guidance strategy elicited greatest compliance…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Child Rearing, Compliance (Psychology), Field Studies
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
Peer reviewedOakes, Lisa M.; Madole, Kelly L. – Child Development, 2000
Calls for a process-oriented approach to study of categorization in infancy. Maintains that further understanding of infant categorization and its changes with development requires a more direct assessment of infants' category formation. Argues that two research directions will enhance understanding of categorization: (1) contextual variations on…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedBall, Ruth Ann – Community College Journal, 2001
States that the 1998 mandate set forth by the Head Start Reauthorization Act requires that 50% of Head Start staff in the country must have an associate's, bachelor's, or advanced degree in early childhood education by 2003. Adds that this mandate inspired ACCESS, the American Associate Degree Childhood Educators, to partner with other…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Peer reviewedCaruso, David A. – Young Children, 1988
Reviews research on, and offers definitions for, play and learning in infancy. Discusses the developmental sequence in early exploratory play and learning, individual differences in exploratory play, and the relationship between rearing environments and quality of exploratory play. Discusses implications for planning and implementing infant care…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedDunn, Judy; Kendrick, Carol – Child Development, 1981
Individual differences in the social behavior of young siblings were studied in 40 sibling pairs observed at home, when the second child was 8 months old and 14 months old. Differences between same-sex and different-sex sibling pairs were marked by the second observation. More positive social behavior characterized same-sex pairs; more negative…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedZeskind, Philip Sanford; Ramey, Craig T. – Child Development, 1981
Presents longitudinal data regarding detrimental effects through 36 months of age on intellectual, behavioral, and social-interactional development in a nonsupportive caregiving environment, and the continuing amelioration of those effects in a supportive caregiving environment. Suggests that mothers of fetally malnourished infants may have had…
Descriptors: Infant Behavior, Infants, Intellectual Development, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedFrodi, Ann M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response
Peer reviewedWoodard, Carol – Journal of Teacher Education, 1979
This unique program emphasizes interaction between students, parents, educators, and infants, and facilitates the development of a high level of child care competence in future educators. (LH)
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Field Experience Programs, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedLewis, Marc D. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Describes the personality development of a normal infant during the child's first year. Development is interpreted in terms of psychoanalytic, cognitive-developmental, and mother-infant systems perspectives. A working relationship among the theories is demonstrated through analysis of case material. (RJC)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Case Studies, Child Rearing, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedCaruso, David A. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1989
A recent approach to understanding infant behavior and development suggests that attachment, wariness, and exploration function as one interdependent behavioral system. Major theories of attachment are contrasted and recent research relating to the interdependent perspective is evaluated. Implications for practice and public policy are discussed.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Caregivers, Exploratory Behavior
Peer reviewedDe Lisi, Richard – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1994
Reviews six books on child cognitive and emotional development. The books address the following topics: the assessment of cognitive competence; children's theories of mind; early grammatical development; the psychological consequences of parental belief systems for children; the role of culture in human development; and perspectives from…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedNakagawa, Miyuki; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1992
Examines the validity of the Strange Situation procedure for Japanese mothers and infants by examining correlates and antecedents of Strange Situation behavior for 60 infants and their mothers. Results suggest that the Strange Situation may not be a valid index of the security of infant-mother attachment in Japan. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Child Development
Peer reviewedSagi, Abraham; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1991
A cross-national comparison of infant behavior in the Strange Situation was designed to determine whether preseparation episodes made any difference in attachment classifications and whether infant behavior before separation from mother was the same in different countries. Infants in different countries made similar primary appraisals of the…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBornstein, Marc H.; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1991
This study focused on French and U.S. mother-infant dyads interacting in their homes. Infants' visual attention, tactual exploration, vocalization and mothers' mediated and unmediated stimulation and speech to infants were observed. Mothers and infants in the two cultures showed some similarities and some different emphases in their activities,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Infant Behavior
