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Research Manual
in Child Development
Lorraine Nadelman
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RESEARCH MANUAL IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Second Edition
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RESEARCH MANUAL IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Second Edition
Lorraine Nadelman
University of Michigan
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers
2004 Mahwah, New Jersey London
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To our grandchildren
Aaron Noah Kara Jacob Max Micah Ryan Gabriel
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CONTENTS
Preface 2003 ix
ONE. INTRODUCTION—RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS 1
A. A Primer of Scientific Research 3
Section 1. An Introduction to Psychological Research 3
Robert Wozniak
Section 2. Developmental Research 11
Section 3. Children as Subjects 17
TWO. OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES 25
B. Infant Observation 29
C. Observation Projects 43
1. Methods 43
2. Exercises 45
Activity Preferences by Sex 45
Sex and Age Differences in Play 47
Television Programs as a Socialization Agent 49
THREE. EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES 75
D. General Experimental Research Procedures 77
E. Psychomotor and Perceptual Behavior—A Classic Experiment 87
Experiment 1. Age and Sex Differences in Two Reaction-TimeTasks 89
Keith Stanovich
F. Cognitive Development 103
Background 103
Piagetian Research 111
Piaget