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A Meta-Analysis of Infant Habituation and Recognition Memory Performance as Predictors of Later IQ.
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McCall, Robert B.; Carriger, Michael S. – Child Development, 1993
This review of literature on infant habituation and recognition memory performance as predictors of later IQ concludes that the level of prediction is (1) substantial; (2) higher for at-risk than nonrisk children; and (3) not higher than the level of predictions based on parental education and socioeconomic status. (MDM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cognitive Measurement, Habituation, Infants
Investigations of Temperament at Three to Seven Years: The Children's Behavior Questionnaire.
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Rothbart, Mary K.; Ahadi, Stephan A.; Hershey, Karen L.; Fisher, Phillip – Child Development, 2001
Reviews evidence on reliability and validity of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ); presents CBQ data on structure of temperament in childhood. Factor analyses indicate three broad dimensions of temperament: extroversion/surgency, negative affectivity, and effortful control. This factor structure also appears in ratings of children in…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Individual Differences, Measures (Individuals)
Criteria for Evaluating the Significance of Developmental Research in the Twenty-First Century: Force and Counterforce.
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Fabes, Richard A.; Martin, Carol Lynn; Hanish, Laura D.; Updegraff, Kimberly A. – Child Development, 2000
Identifies the forces that influence how developmental research is prioritized and evaluated and how these influences are changing at entry into the new millennium. Considers the developmental researcher in context, suggesting that there will be increasing pressure to use new criteria when assessing the significance of twenty-first-century…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Evaluation Criteria, Influences