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Vandell, Deborah Lowe – 1979
In this study of early peer interaction, 32 first born infants (16 boys, 16 girls) were videotaped in pairs at 6, 9 and 12 months. Each 15 minute session consisted of Toys Present (TP) and Toys Absent(TA) conditions counterbalanced across dyads. Three questions were addressed: (1) Are infants as young as 6 months capable of interacting with a…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Infant Behavior, Infants, Interaction
Peer reviewedWeinberg, M. Katherine; Tronick, Edward Z. – Child Development, 1994
Evaluated the extent to which infants' expressive modalities of face, gaze, voice, gesture, and posture form coherent affective configurations and whether these modalities are related to specific interactive contexts. Found four distinct affective configurations: social engagement, object engagement, passive withdrawal, and active protest. (MDM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Body Language, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedYale, Marygrace E.; Messinger, Daniel S.; Cobo-Lewis, Alan B.; Oller, D. Kimbrough; Eilers, Rebecca E. – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Used an event-based approach to study the nature of coordination in 3- and 6-month olds during interaction with their caregivers. Found that infants coordinated their vocalizations and facial actions more than expected by chance. When two communicative events were temporally associated across modalities, one event tended to be embedded within the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Caregiver Child Relationship
