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Stagewise Development, Behavior Genetics, Brain Imaging, and a "Aha Erlebnis"
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Molenaar, Peter C. M. – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2012
In this short contribution I introduce myself to the readership of the "International Journal of Developmental Science" by describing some high points in my scientific career, leading up to a major change in my perspective on the proper way to conduct empirical research in developmental science.
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages, Behavior Development, Genetics
Assessing Play and Exploratory Behaviors of Infants and Toddlers.
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Wagner, Betty S.; Frost, Joe L. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1986
Tests the validity and reliability of a scale (Mental Development Scales: Birth to Three Years) designed to assess developmental levels of children from birth to three years. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Developmental Stages, Exploratory Behavior
The Emergence of Social Play in Infancy: A Proposed Developmental Sequence of Infant-Adult Social Play.
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Whaley, Kimberlee Kiehl – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Suggests that play begins with infant-adult interaction soon after birth rather than with much later peer interactions. Proposes a developmental sequence of infant play that reverses the sequences of the Howes peer play scale, and cites pertinent literature to support that proposal. (BC)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development, Child Caregivers, Child Development