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Strauss, Milton E.; And Others – Child Development, 1975
The behaviors of narcotics-addicted and nonaddicted newborns in the first 2 days of life were assessed and compared. (JMB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Biological Influences, Drug Abuse
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Berndt, Thomas J. – Child Development, 1982
Four features of early adolescent friendship have received the greatest attention in the literature: intimacy of conversations, friends' responsiveness to each other's needs and desires, the degree of similarity or complementarity between friends, and the stability of friendships over time. Each of these features and its potential effect on the…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Change, Cognitive Development
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Byers, John A. – Child Development, 1998
Maintains that the "getting into shape" hypothesis of explaining the inverted-U distribution of exercise play across age is likely incorrect. Argues that the biological study of human physical activity play, as recommended by Pellegrini and Smith (1998), will reveal whether physical activity play represents an example of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences