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Rethinking Piaget's Theory of Infancy.
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Smillie, David – Human Development, 1982
Drawing on Piaget's own work and some contemporary studies of social interaction, the author concludes that one may reinterpret Piaget's descriptive psychology in terms of the infant's growing communicative competency. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Developmental Stages, Epistemology
The Development of Attachment Behaviors: An Organismic-Developmental Perspective
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Serafica, Felicisima C. – Human Development, 1978
Presents a developmental study of changes in infant attachment behaviors. Five groups of female infants, 8, 11, 14, 19, and 24 months of age, were observed during varying types of separation experiences. Changes in proximity behaviors and contact behaviors were analyzed. (BD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Development
The Observing Eye: A Century of Baby Diaries.
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Wallace, Doris B.; And Others – Human Development, 1994
Identifies three categories of baby diaries--scientific, educational, and domestic--prevalent from the late 18th to late 19th century in Western Europe and the United States. Discusses the diarists and recurring themes in the diaries, such as the nature of instinctive behaviors and recapitulationism. Explores contemporary uses of the diary method.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Developmental Stages
Commentary.
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Deutsch, Werner – Human Development, 1994
Comments on the article by Wallace and others in this issue. Discusses the history of diaries and diarists in child psychology and comments on modern diary studies. Examines some of the benefits and challenges of using diaries as a research method and suggests that old and new diary studies can contribute to the progress of contemporary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Developmental Stages
Commentary.
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White, Sheldon H. – Human Development, 1994
Comments on the article by Wallace and others in this issue. Suggests that baby diarists kept records to clarify their own thinking rather than to contribute to a body of knowledge. Although noting the value of baby diaries, proposes a revival of similar methods that would enable researchers to address some of the fundamental issues in child…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Psychology, Developmental Stages
The Beginnings of Collaboration in Peer Interaction.
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Verba, Mina – Human Development, 1994
Offers a theoretical and methodological approach to study of children's socio-cognitive interaction. Observation of object-centered activities among three age groups of children showed different modes of collaboration. Processes were similar across age groups; roots of basic peer interaction patterns reach back into infancy. Similarities across…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Commentary.
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Damon, William – Human Development, 1994
Comments on Verba's ideas about collaboration in peer interaction in this issue. Praises Verba for setting new direction in the study and understanding of social processes in cognitive development and for establishing important continuities in how children communicate with peers. Notes that Verba's analyses suggest natural categories of…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes