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Dunn, Judy; Munn, Penny – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Examines the capability and motivation of 18- and 24-month-old infants to share, help, comfort, and cooperate with their older siblings; the frequency of such prosocial behavior by both siblings; and the children's response to sibling distress. The relationship between prosocial and conflict behavior was also studied. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Conflict Resolution
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Ritchie, Fiona K.; Toner, Ignatius J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1984
Investigates the influence on Scottish preschool children's self-control of labels regarding patience given directly to the children themselves, and of the expectations regarding the children's patience provided to adult testers. Childrens self-control was assessed in a task in which each child's possession of accumulating candy rewards was made…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Delay of Gratification, Experimenter Characteristics, Labeling (of Persons)
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Cheah, Charissa S. L.; Rubin, Kenneth H. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
The purpose of the present study was to examine European American and Mainland Chinese mothers' responses to preschoolers' social behaviours (aggression and social withdrawal) within a cultural framework. Participants were 103 European American mothers from Washington DC, and 100 Mainland Chinese mothers from Beijing and Baoding cities, China. The…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Attribution Theory, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship