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Autonomy and Children's Reactions to Being Controlled: Evidence that Both Compliance and Defiance May Be Positive Markers in Early Development
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Dix, Theodore; Stewart, Amanda D.; Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Day, William H. – Child Development, 2007
This study examined reactions of 1-year-olds and young 2-year-olds to being controlled by mothers. Mothers' supportive behavior predicted children's willing compliance. However, contrary to research with older children, defiance was also associated with variables linked to maternal competence, specifically, mothers' supportive behavior,…
Descriptors: Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Toddlers, Behavioral Science Research
Feeding Behaviors of Newborn Infants as a Function of Parity of the Mother
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Thomas, Evelyn B.; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis, Infant Behavior, Infants
Obstetrical Pain-relieving Drugs as Predictors of Infant Behavior Variability
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Aleksandrowicz, Malca K.; Aleksandrowicz, Dov R. – Child Development, 1974
A study of the relationship between pain-relieving drugs given to mothers during labor and delivery and neonatal behavior as assessed by the Brazelton Scales. Tested 44 infants on eight different days during their first month of life. (SDH)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Individual Development, Infant Behavior
Behavior Modification in the Home with the Mother as the Experimenter: The Effect of Differential Reinforcement on Sibling Negative Response Rates
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Veenstra, Marjorie Shafer – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Family Environment, Mothers
Emergence and Persistence of Behavioral Differences in Twins
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Wilson, Ronald S.; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Mothers of 232 pairs of twins were interviewed periodically about the similarities and differences in behavior displayed by their twins during infancy and early childhood. (Authors)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis
Infant Obedience and Maternal Behavior: The Origins of Socalization Reconsidered
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Stayton, Donelda J.; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Based on 25 white middle-class infants from 9 to 12 months of age, the earliest manifestation of obedience to appear was a simple disposition to comply with maternal commands and prohibitions, independent of efforts to train or discipline the baby. (Authors/RY)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Correlation, Hypothesis Testing, Infant Behavior
The Effects of a Familiar Toy and Mother's Presence on Exploratory and Attachment Behaviors in Young Children
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Gershaw, N. Jame; Schwarz, J. Conrad – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Arousal Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Experiments
Age, State, and Maternal Behavior Associated with Infant Vocalizations
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Jones, Sandra J.; Moss, Howard A. – Child Development, 1971
The relation between maternal presence and infant's vocalization depended upon the infant's state: when the infant was in the active awake state, he vocalized less in the presence of the mother than when alone, thus indicating that the majority of early vocalizations are associated with a non-social situation. (Authors/RY)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Correlation, Data Analysis, Environmental Influences
Mothers' Test of Anxiety and Task Selection and Children's Performance with Mother or a Stranger
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Blechman, Elaine A.; Nakamura, Charles Y. – Child Development, 1971
When high anxious mothers administered tasks to their children, they facilitated the task performance of their daughters but were strongly detrimental to that of their sons. Low anxious mothers chose more difficult tasks for sons than for daughters, and they facilitated the task performance of sons more than that of daughters. (Authors/RY)
Descriptors: Achievement, Anxiety, Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis
Maternal Warmth, Achievement Motivation, and Cognitive Functioning in Lower-Class Preschool Children
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Radin, Norma – Child Development, 1971
Findings suggest that maternal child-rearing practices significantly affect the child's response to a given compensatory preschool program. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Data Analysis, Intelligence Quotient