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Infants' Perception of Structure and Form across Changing Orientations.
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Ball, William A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1980
Data suggest that young infants (110-130 days old) process distinctive features of objects that continuously change orientation. The importance of these findings for theories of cognitive and perceptual development of infants is discussed. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Development, Infants, Perceptual Development
Developmental Change in a Spatial Task of Attentional Capacity: An Essay toward an Integration of Two Working Memory Models.
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de Ribaupierre, Anik; Bailleux, Christine – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1994
Attempts the theoretical rapprochement of two theoretical constructs on working memory, neo-Piagetian models and Baddeley's model. Summarizes both types of models, then discusses their similarities and differences. Presents the results of a longitudinal study that supported the idea that these models might be complementary rather than…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Early Attention and Negative Emotionality Predict Later Cognitive and Behavioural Function
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Lawson, Katharine R.; Ruff, Holly A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
Negative emotionality and poor attention may combine or interact as risk factors in development. Negative emotionality is considered a challenge for self-regulation, whereas good attention is a potential means of self-regulation. In the current study, composites of 1- and 2-year maternal ratings of negative emotionality and global ratings of…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Behavior Problems