This paper presents a summary of the findings of the Color Meaning Test I (CMT I), descriptions of the revised Color Meaning Test II (CMT II), and a discussion of the theories of the development of color and racial bias in young children. CMT II data are reported on 160 Euro-American and 160 Afro-American children, ages 40 to 91 months. (Author/CS)

This study was designed to chart the development of racial attitudes in Euro- and Afro-American children (in grades 1-4 of one elementary school) through the administration of the PRAM II procedure. A secondary purpose of the study was to compare the racial attitudes of second graders in several different geographical localities. (CS)

Investigated differences and similarities in child-rearing practices among three groups of parents. Chinese and immigrant Chinese parents rated higher than Caucasian-American parents on parental control, encouragement of independence, and emphasis on achievement. (PCB)

Study investigated relationships between 4-year olds' expressed humanitarian and success value preferences and their ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and sex. (Author)

The tape-recorded cries of low- and high-risk newborn infants were rated by 150 inner-city Anglo-American, Black-American, and Cuban-American mothers during the hospital lying-in period following childbirth. Reliable differences were found between low- and high-risk infant cries on all of four perceptual responses, with culture and parental…

The single best predictor of maternal teaching, or child response, was ethnicity. Children in this study experienced different learning environments which may result in different skills and expectations brought by them into the classroom. (Authors)

Results from this study on mothers' conceptions of child development suggest a complex picture of diversity in Mexican-American mothers who retain values and beliefs from their own culture and take on values and beliefs of the American culture. (PCB)

The relations of maternal reminiscing style and child self-concept to children's shared and independent autobiographical memories were examined in a sample of 189 three-year-olds and their mothers from Chinese families in China, first-generation Chinese immigrant families in the United States, and European American families. Mothers shared…

Attaining and generalizing a new concept were studied in Mexican- and Anglo-American fifth graders. Both modeling and repetition improved performance. (Authors/MB)

Observed Anglo- and Korean-American preschoolers during free play and experimental toy play. Found that Korean-Americans' play included everyday activity and family role themes, whereas Anglo-Americans' play enacted danger and fantastic themes. Anglo-Americans described their own actions and used directives, whereas Korean Americans described…

This longitudinal research used a sociocultural perspective to examine planning competence in the everyday experiences of European American and Latino children from 7 to 9 years of age. Data on children's participation in planning their activities outside of school, parental expectations about children's planning competence, and children's…

This experiment was primarily designed to investigate the preferred reinforcement patterns of urban Anglo-Americans, urban Mexican-Americans, and rural Mexicans. Subjects were 48 mother-child pairs, equally divided by culture and child's sex. (Author/CS)