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Peer reviewedBenson, Janette B.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1993
Examined 114 pairs of same-sex infant twins and their parents to investigate infant predictors of adult IQ. Found that some measures of infants' information processing, language ability, and temperament predicted the average IQ of infants' parents. Results support the view that some stability in certain types of intellectual functioning from…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Infants, Intellectual Development
Love, Kim – Children and Families, 1997
Outlines basic concepts about how the brain develops and considers how Head Start teachers and parents can take full advantage of the brain's multisensory learning approach to develop more effective ways to interact with children. Focuses on the critical developmental period for stimulating neurons and developing neural connections. Suggests…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedBraden, Jeffery P. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1987
Differences in performance IQs between deaf children of hearing parents (HP), deaf children of deaf parents (DP), and hearing children (HC) may be a result of differences in speed of information processing. DP adolescents were found to have faster reaction and movement times than HP or HC subjects along with equivalent IQs. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Deafness, Family Environment, Intellectual Development
Newport, Elissa L.; Gleitman, Henry – 1977
This article hypothesizes that language repetition of young children (in the sense used by Kobashigawa and Snow) does not help language acquisition. The evidence comes from the results of a prior study in which no indication was found that mothers who repeat themselves a great deal have children who acquire language more quickly. However,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
Download full textAdkins, Dorothy C.; And Others – 1971
The primary purpose of this manual is to present actual games used in programs designed to involve Head Start parents in the intellectual and social-emotional development of their children. A brief history of previous experience in working with parents of preschool children is also given. Four primary areas of concern have emerged as the work of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Games, Educational Objectives
Piers, Maria W., Ed. – 1972
Papers presented at a Loyola University Symposium, part of a series on human growth and development, are published in this volume. The papers are: (1) "Some Aspects of Operations," by Jean Piaget; (2) "Operational Thought and Social Adaptation," by Peter H. Wolff; (3) "Fundamental Education," by Rene A. Spitz; (4)…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Books, Childhood Needs, Cognitive Development
Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA. – 1972
The proceedings of the University Affiliated Program's Second Special Interdisciplinary Seminar, concerning Piagetian theory, are presented. The opening session dealt with the question "Can Piaget's Theory Provide a Better Psychometry?", C. E. Meyers, speaker. Among the papers reprinted in the proceedings from the afternoon program of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
