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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Blankson, A. Nayena; O'Brien, Marion; Leerkes, Esther M.; Marcovitch, Stuart; Calkins, Susan D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2011
Although shyness has often been found to be negatively related to vocabulary, few studies have examined the processes that produce or modify this relation. The present study examined executive functioning skills and home environmental stimulation as potential mediating and moderating mechanisms. A sample of 3 1/2-year-old children (N = 254) was…
Descriptors: Shyness, Stimulation, Learning Disabilities, Questionnaires
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Reavis, Rachael D.; Keane, Susan P.; Calkins, Susan D. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2010
This study examined early elementary school children's trajectories of peer victimization with a sample of 218 boys and girls. Peer victimization was assessed (via peer report) in kindergarten and first, second, and fifth grades. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used to examine multiple types of relationships (mother-child, student-teacher,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mothers, Psychopathology, Friendship
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Leerkes, Esther M.; Paradise, Matthew; O'Brien, Marion; Calkins, Susan D.; Lange, Garrett – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2008
The core processes of emotion understanding, emotion control, cognitive understanding, and cognitive control and their association with early indicators of social and academic success were examined in a sample of 141 3-year-old children. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized four-factor model of emotion and cognition in early…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, Emotional Development