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Infant Approach and Withdrawal in Response to a Goal Blockage: Its Antecedent Causes and Its Effect on Toddler Persistence
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Lewis, Michael; Sullivan, Margaret W.; Kim, Hillary Mi-Sung – Developmental Psychology, 2015
In 2 separate longitudinal studies, infants and their mothers were seen in 3 longitudinal visits. At 2 months, they were observed in free play where mothers' contingency toward their infants was obtained. At 5 months, a goal blockage response was produced when a previously learned contingent response became ineffective in producing an interesting…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers
Deception in Three-Year-Olds.
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Lewis, Michael; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
The ability of three-year-old children to deceive was examined in order to determine whether they were able to hide their emotional expression intentionally. Results indicated that very young children have begun the process of learning how to mask their emotional expressions and support the role of socialization in this process. (RH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Deception, Interpersonal Competence, Sex Differences
Development of Self-Recognition, Personal Pronoun Use, and Pretend Play During the 2nd Year
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Lewis, Michael; Ramsay, Douglas – Child Development, 2004
This study examined the relation of visual self-recognition to personal pronoun use and pretend play. For a longitudinal sample (N66) at the ages when self-recognition was emerging (15, 18, and 21 months), self-recognition was related to personal pronoun use and pretend play such that children showing self-recognition used more personal pronouns…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Play, Form Classes (Languages), Toddlers
The Ecology of Some Middle Class Families at Dinner.
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Feiring, Candice; Lewis, Michael – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1987
Three-year-old children and their families were observed during a dinner time situation in which all family members were present. Study results suggest how the mealtime experience, filled with information concerning sex-role behavior, social manners and habits, and interpersonal relations between parents and children, is a central multifaceted…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Family Environment, Family Life, Language Acquisition
Assistive Technology for the Very Young: Creating Responsive Environments.
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Sullivan, Margaret; Lewis, Michael – Infants and Young Children, 2000
This review of the effects of contingency experience on development and data from a model intervention program provides evidence demonstrating how basic technology can be used to teach young children with developmental disabilities that the environment is responsive and controllable and to promote positive attentional, emotional, and motivational…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Disabilities, Downs Syndrome
Commentary: The Self in Self-Conscious Emotions.
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Lewis, Michael – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1992
Maintains that the monograph, "Self-Evaluation in Young Children," by Stipek and others, forces a consideration of the "self" in "self-evaluation," and a rethinking of views about emotions. It attests to the lack of information on effects of socialization in early childhood. Monograph should add to research on the connection between cognition and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology