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Utilization of a Piagetian Approach in the Investigation of Early Experience Effects: A Research Strategy and Some Illustrative Data
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Wachs, Theodore D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1976
Illustrates the use of a Piagetian-influenced research strategy in overcoming existing methodological problems in human experience research and presents illustrative data on human early experience research which has so far yielded inconsistent data. (GO)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience
Theory of Mind and Social Behavior: Causal Models Tested in a Longitudinal Study.
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Jenkins, Jennifer M.; Astington, Janet Wilde – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 2000
Tested competing causal models concerning the relationship between children's social behaviors and theory of mind in 3- and 4-year-olds tested 3 times over 7 months. Found that false belief performance predicted joint planning and role assignment during pretend play, after taking into account initial performance on joint planning and role…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Causal Models, Children, Cognitive Development
The Dynamics of Preschool Children's Conflicts.
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Laursen, Brett; Hartup, William W. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1989
Most observed conflicts were: (1) brief and lacked aggression; (2) resolved without adult intervention by children's insistence; (3) resulted in winner/loser outcomes; (4) concluded with children remaining together after the conflict. Social interaction before conflicts was unrelated to conflict behaviors other than aggression. (RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Teacher Preference and Children's Sociometric Status in the Classroom.
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Taylor, Angela R.; Trickett, Penelope K. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1989
Findings suggest a certain amount of discordance in teacher and peer perceptions of children's likability, and an association of discordance with differential perceptions of children's social behaviors. A teacher preference measure used in combination with sociometric measures may provide more reliable assessment of social adjustment than peer…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classroom Research, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies
Friendship Quality during Preadolescence and Adolescence: The Contributions of Relationship Orientations, Instrumentality, and Expressivity.
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Carlson Jones, Diane; Costin, Susan E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Explored the role of relationship orientations, gender-related characteristics, and perceptions of friendship quality during preadolescence and adolescence. Results indicated that grade and sex differences are evident in the early adolescent years and are linked to perceptions of friendship quality. Preliminary evidence showed that relationship…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Children
Coherence and Correlates of Level 1 Perspective Taking in Young Children.
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Klemchuk, Helen P.; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
A total of 86 girls of 2 to 6 years completed Level 1 spatial and affective perspective-taking tasks. Results showed increasingly accurate performance with age. Task intercorrelations and factor analyses provided support for the coherence of the Level 1 perspective-taking construct. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development, Construct Validity
Home Environment and Maternal Intelligence as Predictors of Verbal Intelligence: A Comparison of Preschool and School-Age Children.
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Luster, Tom; Dubow, Eric – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1992
Analysis of data on 2,000 children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth suggests that maternal intelligence is a significant predictor of scores on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised. The HOME Inventory short forms used in the study are appended. (LB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Blacks, Check Lists, Cognitive Ability
Risk and Resilience in the Urban Neighborhood: Predictors of Academic Performance among Low-Income Elementary School Children.
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Shumow, Lee; Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Posner, Jill – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1999
Examined associations between neighborhood risk factors and low-income children's academic performance from third to fifth grade. Neighborhood risk, based on characteristics such as income, education level, female-headed households, and violent crime, was not associated with children's academic performance in third grade but negatively predicted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Community Characteristics, Community Influence