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Mothers and Two-Year-Olds: A Study of Sex-Differentiated Aspects of Verbal Interaction
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Cherry, Louise; Lewis, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1976
This study of 12 white, upper-middle-class mothers and their children was conducted to provide information on how verbal aspects of mother-child interaction are differentiated by sex of the child. Results suggest greater verbal quantity and responsivity for mother-female compared with mother-male dyads. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Infants, Language Acquisition, Middle Class Parents
Effects of Birth Order and Spacing on Mother-Infant Interactions.
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Lewis, Michael; Kreitzberg, Valerie S. – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Examines early differences in mother-infant interaction as a function of infant birth order and birth spacing. Mother and infant behaviors were observed and recorded in the home for a two-hour period. (SS)
Descriptors: Birth Order, Infant Behavior, Infants, Mothers
Children's Cognitive Ability from 4 to 9 Years Old as a Function of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, Environmental Risk, and Maternal Verbal Intelligence
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Bennett, David S.; Bendersky, Margaret; Lewis, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study examined the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure, environmental risk, and maternal verbal intelligence on children's cognitive ability. Gender and age were examined as moderators of potential cocaine exposure effects. The Stanford-Binet IV intelligence test was administered to 231 children (91 cocaine exposed, 140 unexposed) at ages 4,…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Children