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Japanese Children's Awareness of the Effects of Psychological Taste Experiences on Biological Processes
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Toyama, Noriko – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
The present study examined Japanese children's and adults' awareness of the effects of psychological taste experiences on biological processes such as growth and illness. Studies 1 and 2 showed the following: (1) preschoolers tended to assume that good-tasting experiences would make one grow taller and gain more weight, while adults seldom…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Psychological Patterns
Early Childhood Household Smoke Exposure Predicts Less Task-Oriented Classroom Behavior at Age 10
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Pagani, Linda S.; Fitzpatrick, Caroline – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Secondhand tobacco smoke is considered a developmental neurotoxicant especially given underdeveloped vital systems in young children. An ecological test of its negative influence on brain development can be made by examining the prospective association between early childhood household smoke exposure and later classroom behavior. Using a…
Descriptors: Smoking, Young Children, Environmental Influences, Student Behavior
The Relation between Low- and High-Level Reading Skills in Children.
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Walczyk, Jeffrey J.; Raska, Laura J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1992
Thirty-seven second, 41 fourth, and 46 sixth graders were tested on low-level subcomponents of reading efficiency and high-level text comprehension to assess the relationship between the two parameters. High-level comprehension does not depend on efficiency of lexical access processes, but verbal memory span is important in high-level…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
The Relation between Phonological Memory Skills and Reading Ability in Greek-Speaking Children: Can Training of Phonological Memory Contribute to Reading Development?
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Maridaki-Kassotaki, Katerina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2002
This study was designed to examine whether there is a relationship between phonological memory and reading ability in Greek-speaking children aged between 6 and 9 years. An additional aim of the study was to investigate whether training of phonological memory during preschool years enhances reading achievement during early school years. In…
Descriptors: Phonological Awareness, Memory, Reading Ability, Greek
Latino Familial Childhood Health Socialization: Theoretical and Applied Issues.
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Vilchez, Katherine A.; Tinsley, Barbara J. – 1993
In an effort to compare the socialization of Latino and White children with regard to health, a study was undertaken of 94 Latino and White mothers, 75 Latino and White fathers, and their fourth-grade children attending Catholic schools in a mid-sized west coast city. A questionnaire was administered to the children, assessing their locus of…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Effects of a Preschool Plus Follow-on Intervention Program for Children at Risk.
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Reynolds, Arthur J. – 1993
As part of the Longitudinal Study of Children at Risk, this study evaluated the Child Parent Center (CPC) Program, a preschool to third grade intervention program funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Chapter I. Subjects were 915 low-income black children from 20 inner-city schools who were differentially exposed to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Comparative Analysis, Early Intervention