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Developmental Differences in Primary Reaching Responses of Young Infants from Varying Social Backgrounds
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Slovin-Ela, Susan; Kohen-Raz, R. – Child Development, 1978
Results were interpreted as suggesting that sociocultural factors may change the rate of development but not its course. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged Environment, Infants, Middle Class
Free Play Behaviors in Middle- and Lower-Class Preschoolers: Parten and Piaget Revisited
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Rubin, Kenneth H.; And Others – Child Development, 1976
A total of 24 middle class and 16 lower class preschoolers were observed during free play period on 30 consecutive school days. The behaviors of the children were coded by combining the social play categories of Parten and the cognitive play schemes of Smilansky. Results indicate a significant difference in types of play by class. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Lower Class, Middle Class, Play
The Relation of Serial Recall Performance to Verbal and Nonverbal Encoding Strategies in Middle- and Lower-Class Children
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Lacher, Miriam R. – Child Development, 1976
Effects of action content and verbal codability of stimulus pictures, parental occupational status and verbal intelligence upon nonverbal serial recall were investigated in white first graders. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Early Childhood Education, Lower Class, Memory
Relationships Between Attributes of Mothers and Their Infants' IQ Scores
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Beckwith, Leila – Child Development, 1971
The present study explores the specific environmental influences in the intellectual development of 24 adoptive infants living in middle class families. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Data Analysis, Environmental Influences, Infants