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Investigating the Developmental Timing of Self-Regulation in Early Childhood
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Green, Lindsey M.; Genaro, Breana G.; Ratcliff, Kizzann Ashana; Cole, Pamela M.; Ram, Nilam – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
Self-regulation often refers to the executive influence of cognitive resources to alter prepotent responses. The ability to engage cognitive resources as a form of executive process emerges and improves in the preschool-age years while the dominance of prepotent responses, such as emotional reactions, begins to decline from toddlerhood onward.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Self Control, Child Development, Behavior Change
Parental Perceptions of Child and Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Argentina
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Andrés, María Laura; Galli, Juan Ignacio; del Valle, Macarena; Vernucci, Santiago; López-Morales, Hernán; Gelpi-Trudo, Rosario; Canet-Juric, Lorena – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have implemented preventive measures towards reducing infections. These conditions can affect the mental health of children and adolescents; however, this has not yet been fully explored. Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze changes in symptomatology and positive emotions in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Mental Health, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parent Child Relationship
A Text-Based Intervention: The Impact of Food Insecurity on Dietary Habits, Stress Management, and Food Assistance Resources among College Students
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Mukigi, Dorcas R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Food insecurity among college student is an issue that has received increased attention recently. The risk factors for food insecurity among college students include: age, race/ethnicity, living arrangement, work for pay, having children, financial independence and lack of food resource management skills. Food insecurity in college students is…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Case Studies, College Students
Development of Using Experimenter-Given Cues in Infant Chimpanzees: Longitudinal Changes in Behavior and Cognitive Development
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Okamoto-Barth, Sanae; Tomonaga, Masaki; Tanaka, Masayuki; Matsuzawa, Tetsuro – Developmental Science, 2008
The use of gaze shifts as social cues has various evolutionary advantages. To investigate the developmental processes of this ability, we conducted an object-choice task by using longitudinal methods with infant chimpanzees tested from 8 months old until 3 years old. The experimenter used one of six gestures towards a cup concealing food; tapping,…
Descriptors: Object Permanence, Cues, Behavioral Science Research, Infants
Children's Responses to Task Instructions: Age Changes and Training Effects.
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Vlietstra, Alice G. – Child Development, 1982
In the first study, observation and labeling behavior were investigated in 5-, 8-, 11-year-olds, and adults. Subjects were asked to find differences in stimuli. In the second study, an attempt was made to determine whether children can learn to adapt their attention to tasks requiring exhaustive or selective observation and to transfer such…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Attention, Behavior Change
The Measurement of Advertising Impact on Children.
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Haefner, James E.; And Others – 1975
This study examined the impact on children of two deceptive and two non-deceptive 60-second color commericals inserted in a 25-minute film. The ads were rated as deceptive or non-deceptive by attorneys at the Federal Trade Commission. A total of 102 students aged 11 to 13 and 34 students aged 7 viewed the film with the ads inserted. Pre- and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Attitude Change, Behavior Change