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Harshaw, Christopher – Developmental Review, 2008
Hunger, thirst and satiety have an enormous influence on cognition, behavior and development, yet we often take for granted that they are simply inborn or innate. Converging data and theory from both comparative and human domains, however, supports the conclusion that the phenomena hunger, thirst and satiety are not innate but rather emerge…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Hunger, Developmental Psychology, Emotional Development
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Jensen, Lene Arnett – Developmental Review, 2008
This paper proposes a cultural-developmental approach to moral psychology. The approach builds on and synthesizes findings from different research traditions, including the cognitive-developmental, domain, two orientations, three ethics, and moral identity traditions. The paper introduces a conception termed a "cultural-developmental template."…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Psychology, Ethics, Moral Development
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Best, John R.; Miller, Patricia H.; Jones, Lara L. – Developmental Review, 2009
Research and theorizing on executive function (EF) in childhood has been disproportionately focused on preschool age children. This review paper outlines the importance of examining EF throughout childhood, and even across the lifespan. First, examining EF in older children can address the question of whether EF is a unitary construct. The…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Children, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Development
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Henderson, Heather A.; Wachs, Theodore D. – Developmental Review, 2007
In this paper we review current definitions and measurement approaches used to assess individual differences in children's temperament. We review the neural bases of temperamental reactivity and self-regulation and propose that these constructs provide a framework for examining individual differences and developmental change in emotion-cognition…
Descriptors: Personality, Individual Differences, Emotional Development, Children
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Noppe, Illene C. – Developmental Review, 2000
Presents a developmental model integrating attachment theory and cognitive developmental approaches in order to further understanding of the processes involved in loss and grief. Considers the relevance of attachment theory to understanding grief and research evidence for the role of continuing attachment bonds after death as a strategy for…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Grief
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Joseph, R. – Developmental Review, 2000
Presents information on prenatal brain development, detailing the functions controlled by the medulla, pons, and midbrain, and the implications for cognitive development. Concludes that fetal cognitive motor activity, including auditory discrimination, orienting, the wake-sleep cycle, fetal heart rate accelerations, and defensive reactions,…
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Learning
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Boyer, Ty W. – Developmental Review, 2006
The current paper reviews four research perspectives that have been used to investigate the development of risk-taking. Cognitive developmental research has investigated the development of decision-making capacities that potentially underlie risk-taking development, including sensitivity to risk, probability estimation, and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Decision Making, Emotional Development, Adolescents
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Trickett, Penelope K.; McBride-Chang, Catherine – Developmental Review, 1995
Reviews and integrates research on the short-term and long-term impact of different forms of child maltreatment. Notes that scant studies concerning physical and motor development suggest psychobiological consequences of abuse; studies on social and emotional development indicate significant impact of abuse; and studies of cognitive/academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect