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Direct linkQuinn, Paul C. – Child Development, 2008
J. Kagan (2008) urges contemporary developmentalists to (a) be cautious when attributing conceptual knowledge to infants based on looking-time performance, (b) constrain their interpretation of infant performance with multiple methodologies, and (c) reconsider the possibility that qualitative development may be the path by which perceptual infants…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Development, Infant Behavior, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedBertenthal, Bennett I.; Boker, Steven M. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1997
Discusses how Adolph's research is relevant to four themes that are foundational to contemporary research on the development of perception and action: (1) reciprocity between perception and action; (2) prospective control of behavior; (3) variation and selection in the development of new behaviors; and (4) contributions of age and experience.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Individual Development, Infant Behavior
Peer reviewedAckles, Patrick K.; Karrer, Rathe – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1991
Rejects the neuronal fatigue, or selective adaptation, hypothesis of young infant habituation. Holds that studies cited by Dannemiller and Banks do not support the inferences of selective adaptation. Rejects the hypothetical neurophysiological mechanism of neuronal fatigue. Proposes that studies do not indicate that young infants' visual cortical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Criticism, Evaluation Criteria, Habituation
Peer reviewedLockman, Jeffrey J. – Child Development, 2000
Maintains that advances in the literature on perception-action development suggests that tool use may be a more continuous developmental achievement than previously believed. Suggests new research directions, including efforts to investigate the processes by which children detect and relate affordances between objects, coordinate spatial frames of…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedHughes, Fergus P.; And Others – Young Children, 1995
Describes a program developed to help parents become effective playmates. Suggests that interactive play between infants and adults has numerous benefits, although these benefits will not occur automatically; they require parents to develop the appropriate skills. Proposes methods to facilitate play and make an important contribution to the…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
McLeod, Anita R. – Dimensions, 1991
Discusses the need for communication between parents, caregivers, and infants in high quality caregiving. Emphasizes the importance of a developmentally appropriate program. Addresses primary caregiving in terms of the overall care and nurture of a small group of infants. Discusses methods of reporting and assessment used by caregivers. (GLR)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
