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Peer reviewedYouniss, James; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1971
Results of two experiments support the view that logical development can occur when there is no direct internalization of a societal language and that deaf adolescents are capable of propositional thought despite their language deficiency. (Author/WY)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Deafness, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedRobinshaw, Helen M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Case studies examined impact of early intervention on the rate of acquisition of communicative and linguistic behaviors for a small group of severely and profoundly deaf infants. Found that infants who were diagnosed and used amplification by six months of age acquired vocal and linguistic skills at an age more comparable to hearing peers than did…
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills
Cole, Michael; And Others – 1971
After intensively studying for several years the thinking processes of members of a tribal group in Western Africa, the Kpelle, the authors examine the relation between culture and cognitive development. The following issues are discussed: (1) an analysis of the terms "culture" and "cognition"; (2) an ethnographic description of the Kpelle…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Associative Learning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
