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Using Mismatch Negativity to Study Central Auditory Processing in Developmental Language and Literacy Impairments: Where Are We, and where Should We Be Going?
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Bishop, D. V. M. – Psychological Bulletin, 2007
A popular theoretical account of developmental language and literacy disorders implicates poor auditory temporal processing in their etiology, but evidence from studies using behavioral measures has yielded inconsistent results. The mismatch negativity (MMN) component of the auditory event-related potential has been recommended as an alternative,…
Descriptors: Etiology, Language Impairments, Auditory Perception, Children
The Dimensional Structure of Children's Perceptions of Television Reality
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Hawkins, Robert Parker – Communication Research-An International Quarterly, 1977
Bases an explication of perceived reality on a proposed division into a variety of subdivisions and examines the distinction between the degree to which children believe they are viewing either ongoing life or drama, and the degree to which they believe television characters and events do or do not match their expectations about the world. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Mass Media, Perception
Children's Perceptions of Television Characters
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Reeves, Byron; Greenberg, Bradley S. – Human Communication Research, 1977
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Relationship Between the Children's Assertiveness Inventory (CAI) and the Revised Behavioral Assertiveness Test for Children (BAT-CR)
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Ollendick, Thomas H.; And Others – Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 1986
The relationship between a self-report measure of assertive behavior in children and a role-play measure was examined in 69 elementary school children. Self-report of positive assertion related more closely to role-play measures and expert ratings of assertiveness than did self-report of negative assertion. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research, Children
An Investigation of Children's Social Perception of Child Speakers With Reference to Verbal Style
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Wheeler, Christopher; And Others – Central States Speech Journal, 1976
Studies the impact of children's verbal style, age, and sex, on social perception and concludes that the speaker with a dialect most similar to the listener will be perceived as the most credible. (MH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Credibility
Relationships Among Children's Perceptions of Parent Behavior, Parents' Inferences of Their Children's Perceptions, and Parents' Self-Perceptions.
Michaels, Gerald Y.; And Others – 1977
This research examined the degree of correspondence between children's perceptions of their parents' caregiving behavior, those parents' self-perceptions, and the parents' inferences about how their behavior would be perceived by their child. Eighty child (seven-year-olds) parent pairs completed modified Bronfenbrenner Parent Behavior…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Role Perception and Use of Persuasion Strategies by Children.
Blumenfeld, Phyllis C.; Kinghorn, Sandra N. – 1977
To assess the relation between role perception and persuasion tactics, 58 first and third graders were asked to describe: (a) their mother, teacher and friend; (b) how they would persuade each of these individuals in different situations; and (c) how these others would persuade them. Results suggest that children are able to differentiate among…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Children, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Cognitive Factors in Semantic Conditioning. A Thesis in Educational Psychology.
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Walls, Richard T. – 1968
One control group and eight experimental groups, each composed of 12 first grade children, participated in this experiment. It was designed to investigate the effects of frequency of reinforcement and repeated evaluation of stimuli on the conditioning of preferences. Each child participated in the experiment for seven consecutive school days. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
A Social Skills Analysis in Childhood and Adolescence Using Symbolic Interactionism.
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Russell, Alan – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1984
A model of social skills in childhood and adolescence using the concepts and literature on symbolic interactionism is proposed. Its components (role-taking, role-making, definition of situation, and self) and their potential contributions to social skills analysis are discussed. An application to friendship making and possible model limitations…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Children
The Development of Role-Taking and Communication Skills in Children.
Flavell, John H.; And Others – 1968
The purpose of this book is to report and interpret a group of research studies relating to social-cognitive development in early childhood through adolescence. Adults interpret the covert psychological properties of other people, their abilities, knowledge, motives, attitudes, perceptions, and intentions relevant to concrete situations. An infant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research