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Peer reviewedLanglois, Judith H.; And Others – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1978
Presents a study of social- and object-directed behaviors of preschool children in same or mixed age dyads. Subjects were three- and five-year-oldpreschool children. (BD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Behavior Patterns, Object Manipulation
Peer reviewedJennings, Kay D. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1977
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Literature Reviews, Object Manipulation
Peer reviewedLiddell, Christine; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
To establish baseline data on South African children's behavior, observed 80 children at home and interviewed the children's primary caregiver. Gathered data on patterns of interaction and language use, content of activity, and use of objects. Presents general biographical and behavioral data, notes gender differences, and compares this data to…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedGottfried, Nathan W.; Seay, Bill – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1974
A total of 53 rural, impoverished children (37 aged 3-5, from a day care center and 16 5-year-olds from a Head Start Center) were investigated for influences of age and sex on early social behavior. Individuals were observed in 15-minute play sessions and assessed with a standard observational category system. (CS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Rating Scales, Low Income Groups, Object Manipulation
Download full textHarper, Ruth Valerie – 1973
This paper examines the developmental stages of haptic perception (the process of recognizing objects by the sense of touch alone), and attempts to clarify some conflicting results of studies of the effects of memory and object type. The paper also presents a specific study of haptic perception in 144 preschool and kindergarten children from…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Psychology, Imagination, Kindergarten Children
