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ERIC Number: EJ339207
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Relation Between Mastery Behavior in Infancy and Competence in Early Childhood.
Messer, David J.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v22 n3 p366-72 May 1986
Fifty-three infants were observed at 6 and 12 months during two 24-minute play sessions and administered Bayley Scales of Infant development at 6 and 12 months and McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities at 30 months. Findings indicated that infant behaviors predicting competence change with age; mastery behavior appears to predict development better than competence with either toys or tests. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Competence, Infant Behavior, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Mastery Behavior