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Expectancy to Perform and Vicarious Reward: Their Effects Upon Imitation
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Thelen, Mark H.; And Others – Child Development, 1972
With no expectancy to perform, vicarious reward had no effect on spontaneous imitation. (Authors)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Elementary School Students, Expectation, Imitation
Preliminary Models of Risk and Protective Factors for Childhood Homesickness: Review and Empirical Synthesis.
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Thurber, Christopher A.; Sigman, Marian D. – Child Development, 1998
Examined predictors and sequelae of homesickness in 293 boys, ages 8 to 16 years, who spent two weeks at an overnight camp. Found that the "homesick disposition" and little prior separation together accounted for 69% of the variance in self-reported homesickness. Interpersonal attitudes and perceived control predicted 70% of the variance…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Experience
Classroom and Developmental Differences in a Path Model of Teacher Expectancy Effects.
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Kuklinski, Margaret R.; Weinstein, Rhona S. – Child Development, 2001
Evaluated a path model of teacher expectancy effects in 376 first- through fifth-grade urban children. Found that classroom environment and developmental differences moderated the strength of teacher expectancy effects on students' year-end achievement. Results suggested that teacher expectations may tend to magnify achievement differences in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Effect Size
Fatherhood in the Twenty-First Century.
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Cabrera, Natasha J.; Tamis-LeMonda, Catherine S.; Bradley, Robert H.; Hofferth, Sandra; Lamb, Michael E. – Child Development, 2000
Discusses how social trends changed father involvement and family life, and in turn affected children's and fathers' developmental trajectories. Examines how today's children will construct expectations about fathers' and mothers' roles. Maintains that a life-span approach considers the broader sociohistorical context in which fatherhood develops.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Context Effect