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Peer reviewedSinclair, Hermina – Human Development, 1978
Attempts to clarify the meaning of differentiation in the Piagetian concept of object permanence. (BD)
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Object Permanence
Peer reviewedRochat, Philippe; Striano, Tricia – Human Development, 1998
Maintains that Muller and Overton (1998) challenge the current Zeitgeist regarding infant cognitive development. Suggests that researchers reconsider infants as developing actors in a meaningful environment, not as born philosophers. Notes the need to explore processes underlying key transitions in infancy and the relation between action and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Individual Development
Peer reviewedSerafica, Felicisima C. – Human Development, 1978
Presents a developmental study of changes in infant attachment behaviors. Five groups of female infants, 8, 11, 14, 19, and 24 months of age, were observed during varying types of separation experiences. Changes in proximity behaviors and contact behaviors were analyzed. (BD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
Peer reviewedWallace, Doris B.; And Others – Human Development, 1994
Identifies three categories of baby diaries--scientific, educational, and domestic--prevalent from the late 18th to late 19th century in Western Europe and the United States. Discusses the diarists and recurring themes in the diaries, such as the nature of instinctive behaviors and recapitulationism. Explores contemporary uses of the diary method.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedDeutsch, Werner – Human Development, 1994
Comments on the article by Wallace and others in this issue. Discusses the history of diaries and diarists in child psychology and comments on modern diary studies. Examines some of the benefits and challenges of using diaries as a research method and suggests that old and new diary studies can contribute to the progress of contemporary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedWhite, Sheldon H. – Human Development, 1994
Comments on the article by Wallace and others in this issue. Suggests that baby diarists kept records to clarify their own thinking rather than to contribute to a body of knowledge. Although noting the value of baby diaries, proposes a revival of similar methods that would enable researchers to address some of the fundamental issues in child…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Developmental Stages
