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Treiber, Frank Anton – 1981
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether temperament differences exist between infants who completed a visual perceptual/cognitive experiment and those who did not. A total of 14 Caucasian infants ranging in age from 5-15 months participated in the study. The subjects were placed in one of two groups (completers vs. noncompleters)…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Infants, Parent Attitudes, Personality
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McBride-Chang, Catherine; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1996
Examined two hypotheses regarding activity level: (1) early appearing stability; and (2) inversion of intensity. Measured behavioral intensity or activity level six times between the neonatal period and first grade. Results indicated that parent ratings supported activity level stability. Observations revealed that intense neonatal activity…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Behavior, Child Development, Individual Development
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Goldsmith, H. Hill; Campos, Joseph J. – Child Development, 1990
Temperament of nine-month olds was assessed by means of questionnaires and two laboratory visits. Mothers' and fathers' agreement on questionnaire scales was low, and their factor structures differed. In laboratory measures, fearfulness and pleasure showed cross-situation generality, short-term stability, and convergence with questionnaire scales.…
Descriptors: Fathers, Fear, Infant Behavior, Infants