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Some aspects of the semantic and conceptual development of possession in young children
Thesis
Wilkins, S. J. Some aspects of the semantic and conceptual development of possession in young children. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415697

This thesis represents a research programme investigating the development of possession in children from eighteen months to six years. It is intended to contribute to two areas of research: the acquisition of possessives, particularly possessive pron... Read More about Some aspects of the semantic and conceptual development of possession in young children.

The evaluation of children's development in the nursery
Thesis
The evaluation of children's development in the nursery. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/416619

1. The nursery tradition and its influence on current practice within pre-school provision is described. Recent criticisms of nursery practice are discussed and alternative forms considered. The introduction into the pre-school of a system of assessm... Read More about The evaluation of children's development in the nursery.

Experimental studies of 9-15 year old children's use of categorisation in solving problems
Thesis
Experimental studies of 9-15 year old children's use of categorisation in solving problems. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/416810

This thesis reports seven experiments on how children, aged 9 to 15 years, deal with problems in which categorizing may be used to impose advantageous order on the problem-solving process. The first three experiments present a total of 108 children w... Read More about Experimental studies of 9-15 year old children's use of categorisation in solving problems.

Linguistic determinants of performance on formal problems
Thesis
Turner, D. H. Linguistic determinants of performance on formal problems. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417306

The research described investigates why subjects frequently give logically wrong answers to problems requiring deductive reasoning. In Experiment 1 a pattern of erroneous responses to Mason's selection task which has commonly been attributed to verif... Read More about Linguistic determinants of performance on formal problems.

Attribution-emotion relationships in sporting contests
Thesis
Biddle, S. J. H. Attribution-emotion relationships in sporting contests. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417330

Attribution theory has been a popular area for research in
sports psychology since the middle of the 1970s. However^
much of this research has focused on the antecedents of
attributions with relatively little research on the
consequences of makin... Read More about Attribution-emotion relationships in sporting contests.

Socioemotional maladjustment among victims of different forms of peer aggression.
Thesis
Socioemotional maladjustment among victims of different forms of peer aggression. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418867

Introduction. Peer victimisation among children is the experience of being a target of other children's aggressive behaviour. Three forms of victimisation - physical, subordinal, and relational - are defined with reference to social rank theory (Gilb... Read More about Socioemotional maladjustment among victims of different forms of peer aggression..

The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child
Thesis
The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/425075

Nine personal interviews were conducted with mothers of mentally and physically handicapped children. A postal questionnaire was designed to appraise the problems and needs of parents with a mentally handicapped child aged twelve or under living at h... Read More about The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child.