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Smetana, Judith G. – Child Development, 1986
Examines the conceptual basis of preschoolers' judgments regarding cross-gender behavior, taking into consideration the type of sex-role regularity and whether it is male or female sex-role stereotype. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Evaluative Thinking
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Azuma, Hiroshi – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1982
Describes growth in the number of studies of behavior development conducted in Japan during the last 20 years and identifies areas of development receiving attention by Japanese researchers. (RH)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology
Edmunds, Gloria J.; Whitehurst, Keturah – 1973
The emergence and development of monetary concepts were investigated in 80 black children ages 2 to 8 years. Three concepts explored were the age at which children (1) can name the denominations of money, (2) become aware of the values of different denominations of money, and (3) become aware of the purchasing power of money. Socioeconomic (SES)…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Blacks, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
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Serbin, Lisa A.; Sprafkin, Carol – Child Development, 1986
Describes two measures of gender salience, one assessing the use of the gender dimension in classifying new information and the other assessing its use in making affiliation choices. The developmental course of gender salience from age three to age seven and the relation between salience and sex-role development were examined. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development
Jesness, Bradley – 1985
Written by a methodological behaviorist, this treatise critiques neo-Hullian, Freudian, Eriksonian, and Piagetian theories and presents an ethological perspective on behavior and personality development. The critique is extended to cover social learning, cognitive-developmental, neo-Freudian, and Skinnerian theories, as well as the ideas of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Behavior Theories, Case Studies
VAN EGMOND, ELMER; AND OTHERS – 1966
DESCRIPTIONS OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES, A VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL INTERACTION ANALYSIS MEASURED ON A (1) TASK-ORIENTING, (2) MAINTAINING SOCIAL ORDER, AND (3) FACILITATING SCALE, TEACHER INTERVIEWS, AND OBSERVER VERBAL REPORTS ASSESS A SELECTED SAMPLE OF CLASSROOMS WITHIN THE 1965 CAMBRIDGE SUMMER HEAD START PROGRAM. PERFORMANCE OF HEAD START AND…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Educational Facilities
Mischel, Walter; Mischel, Harriet Nerlove – 1979
This paper describes a program of research into children's understanding of psychological principles underlying social behavior. An initial study had indicated that at about 10 years of age children knew many of the basic principles of social behavior and the rules for social control. Two strategies were developed to explore these findings in…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
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Malatesta, Carol Zander; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Using a longitudinal design, investigates the interactive behaviors of mothers of normal infants and mothers of infants who are known to differ on a host of cognitive, behavioral, and biological parameters. Examines the developmental course of emotional expressivity in these infants. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
Huston, Aletha C. – 1982
The literature on children's acquisition of sex-typed knowledge, preference, and behavior is reviewed, and a matrix of sex-typing constructs and sex-typed content areas is offered. Two major themes are discussed. The first theme concerns the importance of activities, interests, and peer associations in the early acquisition of sex-typing…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Children
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Baxter, George W. – 1972
Cognitive effects in children's learning of altruistic behavior were tested with an adaptation of Aronfreed's test design and machine. Children in grades 1-4 were presented with a machine with 2 levers. One lever, when pressed, released bubble gum, and the other turned on a light. For two of the three groups the experimenter exclaimed delightedly…
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Development, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Development
Pardeck, John T.; Pardeck, Jean A. – 1985
One technique for helping children adjust to changing role models is bibliotherapy--the use of children's books to facilitate identification with and exploration of sex role behavior. Confronted with change in various social systems, particularly the family, children are faced with conflicts concerning their sex role development. The process…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Behavior Development, Bibliotherapy, Childrens Literature
Bijou, Sidney W. – 1974
Human development from about ages 2 to 5 is presented in terms of the history of a child conceptualized in terms of stimulus and response functions and his interactions in current situations which consist of organismic, physical, and social conditions. The concepts describing the changes that occur during this developmental period, such as…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Child Development
Alexander, Theron – 1969
In a discussion of psychological development separate sections are devoted to (1) biological and cultural influences on development, (2) development in infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence, (3) physiological foundations of behavior, (4) motivation and cognitive development, (5) intellectual development, (6) imagination and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Biological Influences
McCandless, Boyd R.; Evans, Ellis D. – 1973
Psychosocial development is the focus of this psychology textbook. In part 1, a view of human development and society, the following areas are covered: (1) basic concepts of psychosocial development; (2) ways of viewing human development; and (3) dilemmas in human development. Part 2, the development of symbolic behavior and special factors in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Children, Cognitive Development
ENKI Corp., San Fernando, CA. – 1968
This document is Part I of a two-part project whose goal was to identify the sequential development of child behavior from birth through age seven and to identify the materials which could be used to strengthen or initiate a behavioral facet. Research on child development was collected, organized, and analyzed for correlative events pertinent to…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Behavior Development, Child Development, Classification