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Peer reviewedShore, Cecilia; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Combinatorial abilities in language and elicited symbolic play were compared in a longitudinal study of 30 children at 20 and 28 months. In addition, multivariate analyses were used to assess the stability of individual differences. Generally, different symbolic play variables contributed unique explained variance to different language variables.…
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedRouth, Donald K.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1978
Descriptors: Age Differences, Environmental Influences, Individual Differences, Infant Behavior
Genetic and Common Environmental Influences on Behavioral Inhibition in Infancy and Early Childhood.
Download full textCorley, Robin; And Others – 1993
This study was designed to assess genetic influence on behavioral inhibition and its varying expression in 92 monozygotic and 86 dizygotic twin pairs. Infant behavior and mother-child interaction were observed and videotaped during structured play sessions at age 14, 20, 24, and 36 months. Analysis of the results suggests that most of the overlap…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Family Influence, Heredity
Peer reviewedThompson, Ross A. – Child Development, 1997
Suggests future directions for study of sensitivity and its impact on early psychosocial development: (1) renewed attention to growth of attachment in context of other developing features of the parent-child relationship; (2) factors that moderate impact of sensitivity on developing security; (3) origins of individual differences in sensitivity;…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Developmental Psychology, Individual Development, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedLeyendecker, Birgit; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1997
Examined maternal and infant behaviors, behavioral coordination, maternal response, and nonresponse in relation to security of attachment. Subjects were 40 Euro-American mothers and 39 Central American immigrant mothers studied when their infants were 4-, 8-, and 12-months-old. Found that individual differences on measures of maternal response and…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Individual Differences
Nicolich, Lorraine McCune – 1975
This study examined (1) the level of symbolic capability as revealed in play, (2) the use of spontaneous vocal imitation, and (3) the nature of certain classes of words occurring in spontaneous infant language. Facets of child behavior were examined during the period of single-word utterances and early multiword combinations with a view to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Imitation
Peer reviewedCaruso, David A. – Young Children, 1988
Reviews research on, and offers definitions for, play and learning in infancy. Discusses the developmental sequence in early exploratory play and learning, individual differences in exploratory play, and the relationship between rearing environments and quality of exploratory play. Discusses implications for planning and implementing infant care…
Descriptors: Day Care, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedMcCall, Robert B. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1974
Reports a series of studies conducted to investigate possible differences in the exploratory manipulation and play behavior of human infants 7-1/2- 11-1/2 months of age as a function of the attributes of the stimulus, the familiarity of the subject with the stimuli, the age and sex of the infants, and individual differences. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology
O'Brien, Marion – 1997
With an increasing emphasis on inclusive child care, that is, care for children with and without disabilities within the same setting, there is a greater need for tested and workable approaches to provision of such care. Based on a developmental-ecological model of care and early intervention, this book is a resource for practitioners providing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Intervention
