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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 reviewedLongo, Josephine; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
In two sessions, the duration and tempo of toy play of infants and reaction of frustration were measured. Correlations indicated a general relationship between response persistence during play and attempts to escape frustrating situations. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Infant Behavior, Infants, Persistence
Download full textFein, Greta G. – 1974
Evidence which suggests that pretend activities become increasingly independent of the presence of realistic objects is examined in this paper. Results of research on pretend behavior in children 1 1/2 - 2 years of age are described and analyzed. Striking changes in pretend behavior are shown to occur during the second year of life. Pretend play…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Segal, Marilyn; Adcock, Don – 1976
This booklet uses both words and photographs to describe behavior patterns typical of children from one to two years old and to suggest home play activities appropriate for use with children of this age. The booklet is organized into four age ranges: 12-15 months, 15-18 months, 18-21 months, and 21-24 months. Within each of these sections, a…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Discovery Processes, Imagination
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
Fein, Greta G.; Diamond, Edward – 1974
This study examines the degree to which young children are influenced by the familiarity of an adult participant in their pretend play with toys which vary in resemblance to highly prototypical objects (e.g., cup-like cups or doll-like dolls). A group of 29 children, mean age 21 months, was divided into two experimental groups balanced by sex; 15…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Experimenter Characteristics
Will, Jerrie Ann; And Others – 1974
This study examines the influence of maternal predispositions toward sex-appropriate behavior and the mother's response to "feminine" or "masculine" cues in infant behavior. In the investigation, one 6-month-old male infant was presented to 11 mothers who served as subjects. The infant was dressed as either boy (blue clothes) and named Adam, or…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Cues
