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Whalen, Carol K.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Study examined peer sensitivity to (1) differences in the social behaviors of hyperactive and normal comparison peers, and (2) medication-related behavioral differences. Discussion focused on children's detection of treatment-related differences in social behaviors of peers, as well as on the imperfect relation between social behavior and social…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Hyperactivity, Peer Evaluation
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Belsky, Jay – Child Development, 1986
Responds to Worobey and Brazelton's commentary on the author's assessment of a Brazelton-based newborn intervention by addressing two issues: (1) what the literature indicates with respect to this intervention technique, and (2) the significance of the process by which interventions are implemented. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Intervention, Neonates, Parent Child Relationship
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Kagan, Jerome; And Others – Child Development, 1988
Behavioral and physiological assessments of 41 seven-and-one-half-year-old children who had been selected to be inhibited or uninhibited at 21 months and observed again at four and five-and-one-half years revealed that each of the two original behavioral profiles predicted theoretically reasonable derivatives. Shy children remained shy, while…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Rating Scales, Inhibition, Longitudinal Studies
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Weinrott, Mark R.; Jones, Richard R. – Child Development, 1984
Examines the tendency of observers to make less reliable recordings of behavorial events when a calibrating observer is absent. Using four different multicategory systems, 26 experienced observers coded 200 hours of videotaped family interactions. Concludes that observers lapse into a less attentive "set" prior to coding without a…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Whalen, Carol K.; Henker, Barbara – Child Development, 1986
Examines relations between Matthews Youth Test for Health ratings on hyperactive boys and diverse measures obtained from five sources: direct behavior observations; staff evaluations, nonparticipant observer ratings, peer nominations, and self-reports. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Evaluation Methods