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Maturation of Maze Behavior in Preschool Children.
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Wertlieb, Donald; Rose, David – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Maze learning was used with preschool children to test the hypothesis that the hippocampus (a distinctive cortical structure) in the human brain matures at about four to five years of age. (JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Neurological Organization, Nonverbal Learning, Physical Development
Facial Attractiveness, Physique, and Sex Role Identity in Young Children
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LaVoie, Joseph C.; Andrews, Rhoda – Developmental Psychology, 1976
Descriptors: Age Differences, Early Childhood Education, Interpersonal Attraction, Physical Development
Physical Maturation and Information-Processing Speed in Middle Childhood.
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Eaton, Warren O.; Ritchot, Kathryn F. M. – Developmental Psychology, 1995
Examined association of individual differences in physical maturation with information-processing speed among 9- and 10-year olds. Found that early maturers were faster than late matureres, although this maturity effect was primarily the result of a significant effect for boys. The early maturers' faster processing times may be specific to boys or…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences, Males
Cardiac and Behavioral Responsivity to Tactile Stimulation in Premature and Full-Term Infants
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Rose, Susan A.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1976
In this study, an attempt was made to determine whether psychophysiological differences existed between 20 prematurely born and 20 full-term infants in their responsiveness to tactile stimulation and in their ability to discriminate among different intensities of such stimulation. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior, Infants
It's about Timing and Change: Pubertal Transition Effects on Symptoms of Major Depression among African American Youths.
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Ge, Xiaojia; Kim, Irene J.; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Cutrona, Carolyn E. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined effects of early physical maturation and accelerated pubertal changes on symptoms of major depression among 639 African American adolescents. Found that for girls, early maturation was consistently associated with elevated levels of depressive symptoms. For boys, early maturers showed elevated depression only at age 11, with symptoms…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Youth, Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents