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Rosenthal, Ted L.; Zimmerman, Barry J. – Child Development, 1973
Degree of organization in presenting stimuli, and training through modeling versus guided practice, were studied on a dial-reading concept using 144 third or fifth graders. (ST)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Generalization
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Parton, David A. – Child Development, 1976
Theories of imitation learning are examined regarding their account of how the infant acquires the ability to emit a response which resembles a response previously exhibited by another. The role of cognition in imitation learning theory is discussed. (BRT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Imitation, Infant Behavior, Infants
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Denney, Douglas R. – Child Development, 1972
Results lend support to the notion that children at different ages are differentially responsive to various conceptual-strategy models. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Conceptual Tempo, Elementary School Students
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Zimmerman, Barry J.; Pike, Earl O. – Child Development, 1972
The question-asking behavior of disadvantaged Mexican-American second-grade children was found readily modifiable using an adult model offering contingent praise. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disadvantaged Youth, Generalization, Grade 2
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Leifer, Aimee Dorr; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Relevance of cognitive and developmental variables to observational learning and imitation is also discussed. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis