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Peer reviewedHorobin, Karen; Acredolo, Linda – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1986
Examines the relationship between visual attentiveness, search behavior, and duration of independent mobility for 56 eight-to ten-month-old infants when presented with three versions of the Piagetian Stage IV object permanence task. (HOD)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedWagner, 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
Peer reviewedWhaley, 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
