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Hiatt, Susan; And Others – 1977
This study explored questions concerning the specificity of facial expression of emotions in infants. A sample of 27 infants (nine each at ages 10, 11, and 12 months) were tested in six experimental and six control conditions. Two of the experimental conditions were designed to elicit fear, two happiness, and two surprise. Videotapes of the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Arousal Patterns, Behavior Development, Child Development
McCord, Ivalee – 1976
This book on the social and psychological development of the infant (0-1 year) is designed for use in a foster parent training program. The book is divided into 5 parts. Part I briefly lists the expected social and psychological behaviors for each 2-month period of the infant's first year, suggests adult responses and guidance techniques…
Descriptors: Child Care, Emotional Development, Foster Family, Individual Differences
Honig, Alice Sterling – 1979
A rational approach to increasing the quality of infant caregiving environments requires knowledge of the interrelationships among three major aspects of caregiving: the adult, the infant and the environment in which care is provided. This presentation focuses on desired traits of caregivers and on the needs of infants. In addition to warm…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Shimada, Shoko; And Others – 1979
The purpose of this study was to cross-sectionally and longitudinally examine the developmental process of search behavior in infancy. Subjects were 23 Japanese normal infants (11 males and 12 females) who were individually tested once a month from the age of six to 13 months in laboratory settings. Small toys and three white opaque cubic boxes…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cross Sectional Studies, Developmental Stages
Lewis, Michael; And Others – 1967
Fixation time, smiling, vocalization, and fret/cry were recorded to obtain a complete picture of infants' responses to facial stimuli over the first year of life. Four stimuli were presented to 120 infants. Results of fixation data indicate that (1) there is a marked decrease in fixation toward facial stimuli within the first year, (2) at all ages…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Eye Fixations
Gallas, Howard B.; Lewis, Michael – 1977
This study examines the relationship between mother-infant behavior and the infant's performance on perceptual-cognitive tasks as a function of the infant's sex. A total of 189 12-week-old infants and their mothers were observed in their homes during 2 hours of infant awake time. In addition, the Mental Development Index (MDI) of the Bayley Scales…
Descriptors: Attention, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Infant Behavior
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
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1973
Part One of these hearings before the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the United States Senate includes the testimony of scientists and doctors engaged in research regarding the relationship between maternal, fetal, and infant nutrition and optimum mental and physical development of the child. In testimony it was shown that the…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cognitive Development, Environmental Influences, Federal Programs
Hellmuth, Jerome, Ed. – 1971
Designed as a complement to Volume 1 on the normal infant (available as EC 003 414), the text examines the following areas: neurological examination of the newborn, neurobehavioral organization of the newborn, neuropsychology examinations in young children, learning of motor skills on the basis of self-induced movements, factors in vulnerability…
Descriptors: Child Development, Congenital Impairments, Exceptional Child Research, Infant Behavior
Saunders, Minta M. – 1972
To identify any differences in emotional/personality development of a group of infants reared at home and a matched groups of infants enrolled in a day care center, data were obtained on behaviors of two groups of infants. The sample consisted of 15 demographically matched pairs of infants, ages 3-24 months at entrance. Data were collected through…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Honig, Alice Sterling – 2002
This paper discusses infant attachment, which it defines as a long-lasting emotional bond revealed when a child under stress seeks out and tries to stay close to a specific figure. The paper addresses: (1) What is attachment? Who are the pioneers in attachment theory?; (2) How do we notice attachment in action?; (3) Is attachment the only…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Caregiver Child Relationship
Kroenke, Lillian DeVault, Ed. – Infants and Toddlers, 1999
This document is comprised of the four issues in the second volume of a quarterly journal for parents of children in Montessori infant and toddler programs. The May 1998 issue contains an article on Treasure Baskets which are designed for non-mobile babies who can sit up, an article discussing the personal growth of a Montessori teacher who became…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Childrens Literature, Emotional Development
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Swetnam, Laurel; And Others – Child and Youth Services, 1982
Presents an overview of social skill interventions with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and emphasizes parent training approaches, dyadic (parent-child) therapy, and treatment which directly change the child's behavior. Discusses the range of services which could be provided within the community to foster social competence in young children.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Infant Behavior, Infants, Interpersonal Competence
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Michel, George F. – Science, 1981
Suggests that since most newborn infants (65%) preferred to lie with their heads turned to the right, whereas 15% showed a distinct preference for the left, right head-orientation preference may contribute to the early development of right-handedness. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Science, Development, Handwriting
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Rubenstein, Judith L.; Howes, Carollee – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Social interaction and play behavior were compared in community-based infant day care and at home for two matched groups of 18-month-old infants. Adult-infant, infant-peer, and infant-toy interaction were time-sampled. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Centers, Family Environment
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