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Promoting Child Development through Group-Based Parent Support within a Cash Transfer Program: Experimental Effects on Children's Outcomes
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Fernald, Lia C. H.; Kagawa, Rose M. C.; Knauer, Heather A.; Schnaas, Lourdes; Guerra, Armando Garcia; Neufeld, Lynnette M. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
We examined effects on child development of a group-based parenting support program ("Educación Inicial" - EI) when combined with Mexico's conditional cash transfer (CCT) program ("Prospera," originally 'Oportunidades" and "Progresa"). This cluster-randomized trial included 204 communities (n = 1,113 children in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Welfare Services, Poverty Programs, Family Programs
The Relation between Television Exposure and Executive Function among Preschoolers
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Nathanson, Amy I.; Aladé, Fashina; Sharp, Molly L.; Rasmussen, Eric E.; Christy, Katheryn – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study investigated the relations between television exposure during the preschool years and the development of executive function (EF). Data were gathered from 107 parents of preschoolers who provided information on children's television viewing, background television exposure, exposure to specific televised content, and the age at which…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Television Viewing, Mass Media Effects, Preschool Children
The Role of Symbol-Based Experience in Early Learning and Transfer from Pictures: Evidence from Tanzania
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Walker, Caren M.; Walker, Lisa B.; Ganea, Patricia A. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Extensive exposure to representational media is common for infants in Western culture, and previous research has shown that soon after their 1st birthday, infants can acquire and extend new information from pictures to real objects. Here we explore the extent to which lack of exposure to pictures during infancy affects children's learning from…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Transfer of Training, Foreign Countries, Infants
What the Stories Children Tell Can Tell about Their Memory: Narrative Skill and Young Children's Suggestibility
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Kulkofsky, Sarah; Klemfuss, J. Zoe – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The authors examined the relation between children's narrative ability, which has been identified as an important contributor to memory development, and suggestibility. Across 2 studies, a total of 112 preschool-aged children witnessed a staged event and were subsequently questioned suggestively. Results from Study 1 indicated that children's…
Descriptors: Memory, Preschool Children, Cognitive Development, Personal Narratives
Imaginary Companions of Preschool Children.
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Gleason, Tracy R.; Sebanc, Anne M.; Hartup, Willard W. – Developmental Psychology, 2000
Interviewed mothers to examine the developmental significance of preschoolers' imaginary companions. Found that relationships with invisible companions were described as sociable and friendly, whereas personified objects were usually nurtured. Object personification frequently occurred as a result of acquiring a toy; invisible friends were viewed…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis