Descriptor
| Behavior Development | 2 |
| Cross Cultural Studies | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Social Development | 2 |
| Altruism | 1 |
| Child Behavior | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Cultural Differences | 1 |
| Elementary School Students | 1 |
| Ethics | 1 |
| Games | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Papua New Guinea | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBoehnke, Klaus; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1989
Examines changes in patterns of prosocial motivation between grades 2 and 12 in samples from West Germany, Poland, Italy, and the United States. Uses a questionnaire to assess within-subject preference for 5 prosocial motives: hedonism, self-interest, conformity, task orientation, and other-orientation. (MW)
Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedEckerman, Carol O.; Whitehead, Harriet – Early Education and Development, 1999
Tested a proposed developmental pathway for toddlers' mastery of skills in generating non-ritualized forms of cooperative coordinated action with peers. Studied nonverbal imitative acts among U.S. toddlers and toddlers of the Seltaman people of Papua New Guinea. Found that ready imitation of one another emerged during the same developmental period…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
