NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
Developmental Psychology2
Intellectual Development2
Adjustment (to Environment)1
Attention1
Behavior Development1
Developmental Stages1
Eye Fixations1
High Risk Persons1
Influences1
Longitudinal Studies1
Performance Factors1
Premature Infants1
Visual Stimuli1
Young Children1
More ▼
Source
Developmental Psychology2
Author
Baltes, Paul B.1
Sigman, Marian1
Publication Type
Journal Articles2
Information Analyses1
Reports - Research1
Education Level
Audience
Researchers1
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Theoretical Propositions of Life-Span Developmental Psychology: On the Dynamics between Growth and Decline.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Baltes, Paul B. – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Defines life-span developmental psychology as the study of constancy and change in behavior throughout the life course. Advances metatheoretical view regarding development. Stresses focus on the dynamic and continuous interplay between growth (gain) and decline (loss). Examines structural contextual factors and study of range of plasticity in…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Infant Attention in Relation to Intellectual Abilities in Childhood.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Sigman, Marian; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Attention patterns of 93 preterm infants were observed and measured at term, at four months of age, and at eight years. Suggests that preterm infants who continued to fixate an unchanging stimulus for protracted periods of time were less intellectually able in childhood. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Attention, Developmental Psychology, Eye Fixations, High Risk Persons