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ERIC Number: EJ251333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jun
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The Analysis of Dominance and Bidirectionality in Social Development.
Gottman, John M.; Ringland, James T.
Child Development, v52 n2 p393-412 Jun 1981
Suggests that dominance can be defined as asymmetry in predictability in social variables of importance, and bidirectionality as symmetrical predictability. Procedures which address the concepts of cyclicity within a person and synchronicity between people and which assess asymmetry and symmetry in social interaction are discussed. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Infants, Interaction Process Analysis, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Social Behavior, Social Development, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bidirectionality; Dominance Hierarchies; Spectral Analysis; Time Series Analysis