The proposed research is designed to further our understanding of why mildly delayed young children have difficulty regulating their own behavior to social expectations. My basic premise is that the children do not fully understand expectations for behavior.
The aim of this 3 year study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of children's knowledge of standards, their actions in a situation where standards are expected, and the reported ways that caregivers and teachers facilitate the growth of knowledge for standards. Particular emphasis will be directed toward exploring the different kinds of knowledge children possess. This study will involve 120 mildly delayed and normally developing 4 and 5 years olds, who are matched for developmental age. Data analyses will focus on children's understanding of acceptable and unacceptable behavior, the kinds of knowledge they possess for different situations, and the coherence between child knowledge and child behavior, and caregiver expectations and child behavior. Findings from this study should have implications for teaching and training children who have developmental disabilities.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HD026773-03
Application #
2200087
Study Section
Human Development and Aging Subcommittee 3 (HUD)
Project Start
1990-08-01
Project End
1995-02-28
Budget Start
1992-08-01
Budget End
1995-02-28
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1992
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
119132785
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095