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Nadel, Jacqueline; Croue, Sabine; Mattlinger, Marie-Jeanne; Canet, Pierre; Hudelot, C.; Lecuyer, C.; Martini, Mary – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2000
Eight low-functioning and non-verbal children with autism were presented with a modified version of the "still face" paradigm in an investigation of their expectancies concerning human social behavior. Results indicated the children were unable to form a generalized expectancy for social contingency in human beings with whom they have not yet had…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Development, Children, Expectation
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Lamb, Michael E.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1987
Thirty first-born infants were filmed in face-to-face interaction with their mothers and unfamiliar adults each month between 1 and 7 months of age. Adults interacted both playfully and unresponsively. Developmental trends, differential responsiveness to mothers and strangers, and social expectations in face-to-face interaction were explored.…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Expectation, Infants, Interaction Process Analysis
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O'Brien, Marion; Huston, Aletha C. – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Observed play of 52 toddlers with a set of socially stereotyped masculine, feminine, and neutral toys in a day care setting over 14 months to (1) determine the age at which toddlers consistently exhibit sex-stereotyped toy choices in a natural setting and (2) investigate relation of parents' expectations and the children's own knowledge of gender…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Expectation, Parent Attitudes
Larose, Simon; And Others – 1993
Research indicates that establishing a secure attachment relationship in childhood affects later perceived social support (PSS). In order to test this relationship empirically and to gather comparative information on the separate elements of PSS, two attachment questionnaires and three measures of PSS were administered to 139 white males and 320…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Confidence Testing, Construct Validity