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Peer reviewedFeldman, S. Shirley; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1977
Interest in babies was assessed for 32 children aged 8 to 9 years and 32 children aged 14 to 15 years. Data were collected by means of a 6-second time sampling of waiting room behaviors in the presence of a live baby and by reactions to pictures of babies versus other objects. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Interests, Elementary School Students, Infants
Peer reviewedMiller, David C.; Byrnes, James P. – Developmental Psychology, 1997
Two experiments tested a self-regulation model of risk-taking among third through eighth graders in which inappropriate risk taking is associated with overconfidence, succumbing to dysregulating influences, and insensitivity to outcomes. Found that ability beliefs, preference for thrill seeking, peer nomination, competitiveness, and interest…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Context Effect
Peer reviewedBigler, Rebecca S.; Averhart, Cara J.; Liben, Lynn S. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined whether African American first- through sixth-graders' perceptions of occupational status and their own vocational interests were affected by racial segregation of the workforce. Found that for familiar jobs, children's judgments related to their knowledge of racial segregation in these jobs. Novel occupations depicted with African…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Youth, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests
