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Contents of Vol.47 No.1 of JJEP
Keiko EJIRI
Influence of Lack of Auditory Feedback on the Synchronization between
Preverbal Vocal Behaviors and Motor Actions
--Deaf and Hearing Infants Compared--.
The vocal behavior of a deaf infant was compared with that of 4 hearing
infants in a previous study (Ejiri, 1998). The subject was videotaped at home
once a month from the age of 6 to 11 months. The results showed that
synchronization between vocalizations and
rhythmic actions occurred in the deaf infant as well as in hearing infants.
However, the frequency of occurrence of synchronization was not so high
compared to that of hearing infants. These findings suggest that auditory
feedback might have the role of promoting synchronization between
vocalizations and rhythmic actions.
Subjective Reasons for Selections in the Wason Selection Task.
The Wason Selection Tasks were given to 36 undergraduates, who
were then asked to provide retrospective protocols by being questioned about
the reasons for each decision. The selection data supported a matching bias
account (Evans & Lynch, 1973), but from the protocol data it could be inferred
that some subjects made confirmation while
others made biconditional interpretations after an intuitive relevance judgement.
A Longitudinal Study of a Process for Acquiring Absolute Pitch.
A 3-year-old was trained to acquire absolute pitch every
day for 19 months . Following Eguchi (1991), the training was to identify 9 kinds of chords
which would lead to the acquisition of absolute pitch. Results showed that 2
strategies were observed in the training process: one depending on tone
height, and one depending on tone chroma. The process of acquiring
absolute pitch was found to consist of the following four stages: Stage
1, using height strategy; Stage 2, noticing chroma; Stage 3, confusing height
and chroma; and Stage 4, identifying pitch accurately depending on both height
and chroma.
Category-Based Induction: 5-6-Year-Old Chilren's Understanding of
Plausibility and Application of Dissimilarity of Premise Categories to
Inductive Arguments.
[Not Worth Reading]
Yasuhiro OMI
A Cross-Sectional Study of the Social Support Networks of Children and Adolescents.
[Not Worth Reading]
Koji KOMATSU
Discrepancy between Self-Perception and Mother's Perception of Social
Characteristics of Elementary School Children
--In Relation to
Child-Mother Relationship--.
[Not Worth Reading]
Takumi IWAO
The Influence of Expertise in Category-Based Induction.
[Not Worth Reading]
Takahiro TAMURA
Importance of the Recognition of Objects in a Lexical Learning Process.
Forty 5-year-olds and 44 adults were presented with 1 unfamiliar object
and 3 familiar objects, and asked to select one on listening to three types of
order using an unfamiliar word (xxx); (a)without context, "Give me xxx"; (b)
with a high suitable action for the familiar object, "Give me xxx for cutting
paper" (for scissors); and (c) with a low suitable action, "Give me xxx for
cutting paper" (for ruler). The results confirmed Haryu(1991). Adults and
children tended to select the unfamiliar object without context, but the
familiar one with suitable actions. Adults were more likely to select the
familiar object than children under the low suitable action condition.
(For further information; write to Takahiro TAMURA, Dept of Infant Education, Univ.
of Naruto, Naruto 772)
Yuko FUKAYA
Revising Local Coherence of History Text to Improve Learning.
[Not Worth Reading]
Mihoko FUJII
Effects of Gestures in Communication
--Developmental Investigation of
Speech and Gesture--.
Forty-four children of four age levels (4, 5, 6-8, and 9-12) and 12
university students were instructed to explain a swing and a slide verbally
and their performance was video-recorded. Although the total duration of
speech production increased linearly as a function of age, the frequency of
gestures change traced a U-shaped pattern. Closer examination of the functions
of gestures revealed that the gestures of young children were complementary to
language competence, while those of adults were redundant to their speech.
(For further information; write to Mihoko FUJII, Dept of Psychology, Univ.
of Ochanomizu, Tokyo 112)
Hisae TOMITA & Fujio TAGAMI
The Effect of Self-Evaluation Using Video Analysis on the Modification of
Helping Skills in Kindergarten Teachers.
[Not Worth Reading]
Ayako ITO
Use of the Role Construct Repertory Test in Education: A Review.