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Emma Armstrong-Carter; Jasmin Wertz; Benjamin W. Domingue – Grantee Submission, 2021
Recent genetic discoveries offer a new lens through which to study cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social processes that are foundational to children's development. In this article, we review the latest advances in genomics--genome-wide association studies and the polygenic scores that have come out of them--and discuss how these techniques…
Descriptors: Child Development, Genetics, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Development
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Woolley, Jacqueline D. – Child Development, 2006
Verbal and behavioral measures of children's knowledge are frequently dissociated. These situations represent a largely untapped but important resource for furthering an understanding of human cognition. In this paper, verbal-behavioral dissociations in children are discussed and analyzed, drawing from a wide range of domains. The article explores…
Descriptors: Children, Objectives, Verbal Development, Behavior Development
Gordon, Ira J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1969
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Learning
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Weininger, Otto – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1986
Through examples of both a child's imagination and pretend play activities, demonstrates how a child's imagination is the thinking function that sets the stage for play, while actual play consists of a child's understanding and representation of reality. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Paisley, William; Chen, Milton – 1982
This exploratory study of children's use of electronic text systems drew upon site visits, interviews, and data compilations for an overview and synthesis of issues. Systems studied included Green Thumb (videotext, Kentucky); Channel 2000 (videotext, Ohio); KCET (teletext, California); WETA (teletext, Washington, D.C.); QUBE (interactive cable,…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cable Television, Child Development, Cognitive Processes
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Jennings, Kay Donahue – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004
During toddlerhood the ability to organise actions for accomplishing goals rapidly increases. The developmental changes in actions and self-process that become part of this motivational system have seldom been studied simultaneously. Fifty-seven toddlers between the ages of 15 and 35 months were observed for two sessions while working on mastery…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Toddlers, Child Development, Task Analysis