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Change over Time in Interactions between Unfamiliar Toddlers
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Lahat, Ayelet; Perlman, Michal; Howe, Nina; Recchia, Holly E.; Bukowski, William M.; Santo, Jonathan B.; Luo, Zhangjing; Ross, Hildy – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
The frequency and length of games, conflicts, and contingency sequences that took place between toddlers as they got to know one another were studied using archival data. The sample consisted of 28 unfamiliar 20- and 30-month-old toddlers (predominantly White, 16 males) who met separately with each of two other toddlers for 18 play dates. The…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Familiarity, Stranger Reactions, Interpersonal Relationship
Variability in Infant Helping and Sharing Behaviors across the Second and Third Years of Life: Differential Roles of Target and Socialization
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Reschke, Peter J.; Fraser, Ashley M.; Picket, Janna; Workman, Katey; Lehnardt, Hans; Stockdale, Laura A.; Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Cox, Kylin; Holmgren, Hailey G.; Hagen, Sophie; Summers, Kjersti; Clifford, Brandon N.; Essig, Liam W.; Coyne, Sarah M. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Infants can help and share in the second year of life. However, there is limited knowledge as to variability in these behaviors as a function of target (e.g., caregiver vs. unfamiliar adult) and the influence of caregiver support on infant prosocial behavior. Infants (N = 268, 124 female) at 1-2 years of age (M = 1.47, SD = 0.27) and again at 2-3…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Helping Relationship, Sharing Behavior
Early Social Fear in Relation to Play with an Unfamiliar Peer: Actor and Partner Effects
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Walker, Olga L.; Degnan, Kathryn A.; Fox, Nathan A.; Henderson, Heather A. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between maternal reports of social fear at 24 months and social behaviors with an unfamiliar peer during play at 36 months, using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM; Kashy & Kenny, 1999). The APIM model was used to not only replicate previous findings of direct effects of…
Descriptors: Fear, Play, Social Influences, Peer Relationship
The Role of a Model's Age for Young Children's Imitation: A Research Review
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Zmyj, Norbert; Seehagen, Sabine – Infant and Child Development, 2013
The influence of a model's age on young children's behaviour has been a subject of considerable debate among developmental theorists. Despite the recent surge of interest, controversy remains about the nature of peer influence in early life. This article reviews studies that investigated the influence of a model's age on young…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Role Models, Child Behavior, Child Development
Children's Scale Errors with Tools
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Casler, Krista; Eshleman, Angelica; Greene, Kimberly; Terziyan, Treysi – Developmental Psychology, 2011
Children sometimes make "scale errors," attempting to interact with tiny object replicas as though they were full size. Here, we demonstrate that instrumental tools provide special insight into the origins of scale errors and, moreover, into the broader nature of children's purpose-guided reasoning and behavior with objects. In Study 1, 1.5- to…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Child Development, Error Patterns, Spatial Ability
Behavioral Measurement of Remembering Phenomenologies: So Simple a Child Can Do It
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Brainerd, C. J.; Holliday, R. E.; Reyna, V. F. – Child Development, 2004
Two remembering phenomenologies, vivid recollection and vague familiarity, have been extensively studied in adults using introspective self-report tasks, such as rememberknow. Because such tasks are beyond the capabilities of young children, there is no database on how these phenomenologies first develop and what factors affect them. In…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Recognition (Psychology), Child Behavior, Recall (Psychology)