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Klein-Radukic, Sarah; Zmyj, Norbert – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
Detecting self-generated actions and imitating other-generated actions are important abilities in order to interact with others. The relationship between these domains was investigated in 6-8-month-old infants. In a contingency-preference task, infants observed their own legs on a real-time and a delayed video display. In an imitation task, the…
Descriptors: Infants, Imitation, Preferences, Interaction
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Van Reet, Jennifer – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2015
The present research explores the role of inhibitory control (IC) in young preschoolers' pretense ability using an ego depletion paradigm. In Experiment 1 (N = 56), children's pretense ability was assessed either before or after participating in conflict IC or control tasks, and in Experiment 2 (N = 36), pretense ability was measured after…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Inhibition, Preschool Children
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Mermelshtine, Roni; Barnes, Jacqueline – Infant and Child Development, 2016
Maternal responsive-didactic caregiving (RDC) and infant advanced object play were investigated in a sample of 400 mothers and their 10-month-old infants during video-recorded semi-structured play interactions. Three maternal behaviours: contingent response, cognitively stimulating language and autonomy-promoting speech were coded and infant…
Descriptors: Infants, Play, Mothers, Video Technology
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Prime, Heather; Perlman, Michal; Tackett, Jennifer L.; Jenkins, Jennifer M. – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: The goal of this study was to develop a construct of sibling cognitive sensitivity, which describes the extent to which children take their siblings' knowledge and cognitive abilities into account when working toward a joint goal. In addition, the study compared 2 coding methodologies for measuring the construct: a thin…
Descriptors: Coding, Sibling Relationship, Cognitive Development, Child Development
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Liebal, Kristin; Carpenter, Malinda; Tomasello, Michael – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
Human social interaction depends on individuals identifying the common ground they have with others, based both on personally shared experiences and on cultural common ground that all members of the group share. We introduced 3- and 5-year-old children to a culturally well-known object and a novel object. An experimenter then entered and asked,…
Descriptors: Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Toddlers, Young Children, Cognitive Development
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Smyke, Anna T.; Koga, Sebastian F.; Johnson, Dana E.; Fox, Nathan A.; Marshall, Peter J.; Nelson, Charles A.; Zeanah, Charles H. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: We assess individual differences in the caregiving environments of young children being raised in institutions in Romania in relation to developmental characteristics such as physical growth, cognitive development, emotional expression, and problem and competence behaviors. Method: Videotaped observations of the child and favorite…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Infants, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development