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Peer reviewedGould, Madelyn S.; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1988
Replicated a New York City study of completed suicides by persons 19 years old or younger, in metropolitan districts of Ohio, Texas and California, following broadcast of four fictional television films on suicide. Found the impact of movies varied by metropolitan area. Analyzed geographic differences in suicide response, emphasizing that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Epidemiology, Geographic Distribution
Download full textRoberts, Michael C. – 1977
Only recently have imitation researchers turned their attention to the effects on the model of being imitated by observers. This report outlines and reviews the findings of research in the developing paradigms. Four paradigms into the effects of being imitated are examined briefly: (1) operant strengthening paradigm; (2) classical conditioning…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Children, Empathy
Peer reviewedAnderson, Dean F.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Investigating the effect of age and temporal placement of a modelled skill on performance of a balance task of 60 boys (seven and nine years old) indicated significant effects of age, temporal appearance of the model, and an interaction of model by age for time on-balance. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Children, Elementary Education
Montgomery, J. Anne – 1977
Imitation in the speech of the child serves at least three functions in the development of linguistic competence. Imitation provides auditory feedback for phonological and morpho-syntactic accuracy, produces a model for verification and/or clarification by speakers, and "makes time" for the processing and acquisition of information. Beyond these…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language, Imitation
Klorman, Rafael; And Others – 1978
This report examines the results of 3 studies on the effects of coping and mastery modeling on 106 pedodontic patients with and 30 patients without a prior filling or extraction. Before undergoing a filling, the 8-year-old subjects viewed a videotape depicting (a) a coping model receiving a filling; (b) a mastery model undergoing identical…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Peer reviewedThelen, Mark H.; And Others – Journal of Research in Personality, 1981
Reviews literature on effects of being imitated and the social influence function of imitation, plus related literature on conformity from social psychology. Considers this research within a number of theoretical contexts, especially within the conceptual framework of effectance motivation. Suggests imitation may facilitate mastery and control of…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Change, Attribution Theory, Behavior Patterns
Peer reviewedKhan, Kanwar Habib; Cangemi, Joseph P. – Education, 1979
The paper defines and discusses various social learning theories. Central to most theories of how an individual acquires socially acceptable behaviors are the processes of imitation, or observational learning, and identification, or modeling. The effectiveness of each process is noted. (SB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Differences, Identification (Psychology)
