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Peer reviewedKish, George B.; Donnenwerth, Gregory V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1972
The personality characteristics which were found to be related to stimulus seeking seem to follow from the basic premise that the stimulus seeker has a stronger than average need to seek out and approach situations, activities, and ideas which are novel, changing, complex, surprising, or more intense. (Author)
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Individual Differences, Parent Child Relationship, Patterned Responses
Peer reviewedAdkinson, Cheryl D.; Berg, W. Keith – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1976
A total of 20 neonates were presented with mild intensity blue or blue-green light during presentation of habituation and dishabituation stimuli. Orienting and defensive responses were measured by monitoring heart rate deceleration. (GO)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Color, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior
Download full textGochman, David S.; And Others – 1969
This study continued to replicate and extend research dealing with children's perceptions of vulnerability to health problems. Responses of 774 children, 8 to 17 years old, to 15 questions about the likelihood of encountering various health problems confirmed previous results indicating that perceived vulnerability is consistent across health…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Dental Health, Health Conditions
May, Jack G., Jr.; Breyer, Norman L. – 1970
One of the focal points of this study is the investigation of the relationship between rates and types of imitative responding and responsiveness to social reinforcement (approval). Subjects were 96 children (5 to 6 years old) equally divided according to sex and race (Negro and white). Findings indicate that: (1) it seems tenable to assume that a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Imitation, Patterned Responses, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedSpooner, Sue E.; Stone, Shelley C. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1977
Frequency measures were based on the first 30 minutes of audiotaped interviews with clients, taken at the end of prepracticum, during practicum, and at least three months after training. Data indicate males make more responses overall than do females. Training of specific skills is affirmed. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Counselor Qualifications, Counselor Training, Graduate Students
Gitter, A. George; Quincy, Arthur J., Jr. – 1968
A 2x2x2 factorial design was utilized to investigate the effects of race of expressor (black and white), race of perceiver, and sex of perceiver on perception of emotion (POE) in children. Perception of four emotions (anger, happiness, surprise, and pain) was analyzed in terms of three scores as DV's: (1) overall accuracy scores, (2) correct…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Children, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
Sponseller, Doris Bergen – 1977
The structure of the testing condition is an important variable in measuring young children's language comprehension. This study examined effects of two testing conditions on the language comprehension scores of 24 toddlers, mean age 20.3 months. The methodology was based on the rationale that a test which allows parents to select stimuli which…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Environmental Influences
