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Shields, Stephanie A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1983
Discusses normative developmental changes in cardiovascular and electrodermal activity and describes the dynamic balance between branches of the autonomic nervous system. Issues for further developmental study are identified, and problems and limitations in the psychophysiological study of children are explored. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Heart Rate, Individual Differences
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Serpell, Robert – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Professional review teams in nine Third World countries assessed a sample of children referred as probable cases (or as controls) from a door to door household survey of 1000+ children aged 3 to 9 years. Examines the criteria used by the teams in determining whether or not the children should be classified as severely mentally handicapped. (RWB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developmental Disabilities
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Rondal, Jean A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1988
Examines questions related to whether children with severe learning disabilities go through the same developmental stages as children without such problems, or whether they develop along different lines. Explores the "delay" versus "deviance" issue in relation to linguistic development in children with Down's syndrome. Looks…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Children, Cognitive Processes
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Ford, Martin E.; Thompson, Ross A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Sketches the outlines of a life-span perspective on competence development, which focuses on beliefs about one's potential for producing desirable outcomes. The concern is with the nature and implications of individual differences in perceptions of personal agency and likely origins and development of the perceptions in the early years. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Attitudes, Child Caregivers