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Smiling and Fussing in Seven-Month-Old Preterm and Full-Term Black Infants in the Still-Face Situation.
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Segal, Laura B.; And Others – Child Development, 1995
Investigated emotional responses to the still-face paradigm in preterm and full-term black infants. Preterm infants spent less time than full-term infants displaying big smiles in one episode, and showed a less pronounced decrease in big smiles in a second episode. Results confirm the robustness of the still-face paradigm. (HTH)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Emotional Response, Infant Behavior
A Multitrait-Multimethod Study of Three Self-Concept Inventories
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Winne, Philip H.; And Others – Child Development, 1977
This multimethod-multitrait study compared facets of self-concept defined by subscale labels in the Sears Self-Concept Inventory, the Gordon How I See Myself Scale, and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. A total of 103 subjects in grades 3 through 6 participated. (JMB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Research
Tests Built from Piaget's and Gesell's Tasks as Predictors of First-Grade Achievement
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Kaufman, Alan S.; Kaufman, Nadeen L. – Child Development, 1972
Results offer empirical support to Ilg and Ames's claim that the Gesell battery is an excellent predictor of school readiness. The close similarity of the Piaget and Gesell tests accords well with previous findings that the two tests have much in common. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests, Predictive Measurement
Construction and Validation of a Multiple-Choice Measure of Moral Reasoning.
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Gibbs, John C.; And Others – Child Development, 1984
A recognition measure of Kohlbergian moral reasoning, developed on the basis of a production measure, was psychometrically evaluated. Results showed that the Sociomoral Reflection Objective Measure has acceptable concurrent validity and high levels of test-retest reliability and internal consistency. (Author/CI)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis
The Effects of Infant Child Care on Infant-Mother Attachment Security: Results of the NICHD [National Institute of Child Health and Human Development] Study of Early Child Care.
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NICHD Early Child Care Research Network – Child Development, 1997
Examined validity of Strange Situation attachment classifications for infants with and without extensive child-care experience and the association of early child-care experience with attachment security. Found that infants were less likely to be secure when low maternal sensitivity was combined with poor quality child care, more than minimal…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Day Care Effects, Infant Behavior
The Self-Perception of Competence by Chinese Children.
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Stigler, James W.; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Harter's Perceived Competence Scale for Children was administered to 714 Taiwanese fifth graders; results were compared with those from American samples. Cultural differences were found. Results among Chinese replicate the measures' factorial validity and, across the two groups, indicate a high correlation between perceived cognitive competence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Comparative Analysis, Competence