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Finlayson, Helen M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1972
In agreement with previous findings, boys and girls were seen to behave differently on the road. The difference was most obvious when the criteria for classification of behaviour were applied. More boys than girls acted unpredictably and were classified as unsafe.' (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Students, Individual Characteristics
National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1978
This report presents part of the results of the National Crime Survey, an ongoing series of surveys sponsored by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and designed to provide insight into the impact of crime on American society. Based on representative sampling of households and commercial establishments, the program has two major…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Attitudes, Crime, Law Enforcement
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Langlois, Judith H.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1973
Study suggests that an important social stimulus is the sex of the child's peers. Peer sex and changes in the sex composition of dyads affect the frequency of occurrence in several categories of social behavior. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Black Youth, Childhood Attitudes, Peer Relationship
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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
Goldman, Harvey – Sch Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Elementary School Teachers, Personnel Needs
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Vande Berg, Leah R.; Streckfuss, Diane – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1992
Reviews research on the portrayal of gender and occupation on prime-time television and describes a study that focused on representation and patterns of activity of male and female characters across the contextual variables of industry, occupational role, hierarchical position, plot function, genre, and dramatic tone. (36 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Commercial Television, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis
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Harris, Judith B. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1997
Describes a study that used qualitative analysis to determine the scope and interjudge agreement of personality information communicated to computer-using classroom teachers through three types of children's drawings: freehand, graphics tablet, and Logo. Children's drawings as psychological assessment tools are discussed and gender, age, learning…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Goldman, Karla S.; Shipman, Virginia C. – 1972
Risk-Taking 2 investigates behaviors of young children who are presented with a choice without prior knowledge of the outcome. The child is asked to choose between a certainty, a toy placed in front of him, and an uncertainty, a paper bag which E had previously explained might contain five toys or none at all. Children who chose the certain toy…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth