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Martin, Marian F.; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Results indicate that there is no simple relationship between type of observer present and children's aggressive responding following exposure to an aggressive model. (Authors)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavioral Science Research, Data Analysis, Models
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Maccoby, Eleanor E.; Jacklin, Carol Nagy – Child Development, 1973
These studies focused on sex differences and were designed to test the hypothesis that girls were more likely to be immobilized by a fear stimulus than boys. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Fear, Infants, Parent Child Relationship
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Brotsky, S. Joyce; Kagan, Jerome – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Behavioral Science Research, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior
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Sistrunk, Frank; And Others – Child Development, 1971
This study investigated the relative conformity of American and Brazilian students across ages from 9 to 21 years old. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis
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Hapkiewicz, Walter G.; Roden, Aubrey H. – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Aggression, Analysis of Variance, Behavioral Science Research, Cartoons
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Felker, Donald W.; Thomas, Susan Bahlke – Child Development, 1971
Four hypotheses were derived from the proposition that positive self-concept is due partly to an ability to utilize self-initiated verbal reinforcement. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Correlation, Hypothesis Testing, Locus of Control
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Portuges, Stephen H.; Feshbach, Norma D. – Child Development, 1972
Significantly greater imitation of the teacher model's incidental behaviors was observed among advantaged children, among girls, and in response to the positive reinforcing teacher. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Black Youth, Elementary School Students, Imitation
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Weller, Leonard; Shlomo, Sharan (Singer) – Child Development, 1971
Effects of country of origin and social class on sex differences in body articulation were also analyzed. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Body Image, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
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Battle, Esther S.; Lacey, Beth – Child Development, 1972
Purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the environmental and behavioral factors in children's day-to-day lives that are associated with hyperactivity and to examine its stability over time. (Authors)
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Development, Behavioral Science Research, Environmental Influences
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Minton, Cheryl; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Major results indicated that (a) mothers who had not attended college were markedly more prohibitive and intrusive than college-educated mothers; (b) mothers were more intrusive with sons than with daughters; and (c) the children were generally obedient. (Authors)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Educational Background, Mother Attitudes
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Weinheimer, Sidney – Child Development, 1972
Egocentric children were shown to have inadequate social schema to understand the adult meaning of conformity and independence. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Conformity, Data Analysis
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Coates, Brian – Child Development, 1972
White male adults were more negative with black children than with white children whereas there was a nonsignificant difference between the 2 races for white female adults. On trait ratings of the children following the training session, both males and females rated black children more negatively than white children. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Behavioral Science Research, Black Youth