Marian Sigman
Biographic Data
| ID | 110625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marian Sigman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marian |
| FAMILY NAME | Sigman |
| SIGNATURE | SIGMAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0589-0033 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 111 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The presence of irrelevant alternatives paradoxically increases confidence in perceptual decisions
The entropic tongue: Disorganization of natural language under LSD
Promoting Values of Education in Latino Mother-Adolescent Discussions about Conflict and Sexuality
Interplay of chronotype and school timing predicts school performance
Time drawings: Spatial representation of temporal concepts
Cumulative Repetition Effects Across Multiple Readings of a Word: Evidence From Eye Movements
When a word is read more than once, reading time generally decreases in the successive occurrences. This Repetition Effect has been used to study word encoding and memory processes in a variety of experimental measures. We studied naturally occurring repetitions of words within normal texts (stories of around 3,000 words). Using linear mixed models to analyze the evolution of fixations over successive repetitions, we observed an interaction betwe…
Aggregated knowledge from a small number of debates outperforms the wisdom of large crowds
The interpretation of dream meaning: Resolving ambiguity using Latent Semantic Analysis in a small corpus of text
Perceptual learning effect on decision and confidence thresholds
Possibilities and limits of mind-reading: A neurophilosophical perspective
Eye‐Tracking as a Measure of Responsiveness to Joint Attention in Infants at Risk for Autism
Reduced responsiveness to joint attention (RJA), as assessed by the Early Social Communication Scales (ESCS), is predictive of both subsequent language difficulties and autism diagnosis. Eye‐tracking measurement of RJA is a promising prognostic tool because it is highly precise and standardized. However, the construct validity of eye‐tracking assessments of RJA has not been established. By comparing RJA an eye‐tracking paradigm to responsiveness …
Eye Fixations Indicate Men’s Preference for Female Breasts or Buttocks
Imitation from 12 to 24 months in autism and typical development: A longitudinal Rasch analysis
The development of imitation during the second year of life plays an important role in domains of sociocognitive development such as language and social learning. Deficits in imitation ability in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from toddlerhood into adulthood have also been repeatedly documented, raising the possibility that early disruptions in imitation contribute to the onset of ASD and the deficits in language and social interacti…
One-Year Follow-up of Family versus Child CBT for Anxiety Disorders: Exploring the Roles of Child Age and Parental Intrusiveness
FCBT may yield a stronger treatment effect than CCBT that lasts for at least 1 year, although the lack of consistency across informants necessitates a circumspect view of the findings. The potential moderating and mediating effects considered in this study offer interesting avenues for further study
Modeling longitudinal change in the language abilities of children with autism: Parent behaviors and child characteristics as predictors of change
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the patterns of longitudinal change in the language abilities of 28 children with autism during early and middle childhood. Results from fitting a series of multilevel models showed that children's rate of language growth was independently predicted by (a) children's responsiveness to others' bids for joint attention and (b) parents' responsiveness to their children's attention and activity durin…
The Validity of Observational Measures in Detecting Optimal Maternal Communication Styles: Evidence from European Americans and Latinos
This study examined the sensitivity of an observational coding system for assessing positive and negative maternal behaviors of Latino and European American mothers toward their adolescent children. Ninety Latino (54 Spanish speaking and 35 English speaking) and 20 European American mother–adolescent dyads participated in an observational study of conversations about sexuality, AIDS, and conflicts. Associations were examined between observed mate…
The neural code for written words: A proposal
Maternal Anemia and Postpartum Weight Change Associated With Decreased Maternal-Infant Interaction in a Rural Kenyan Population
Associations between maternal nutritional factors including energy intake, body mass index, postpartum weight change, and anemia status and maternal-infant interactions were examined in 124 mother-infant pairs from a marginally malnourished, rural Kenyan population. Anemic mothers spent less time holding and caring for their infants than nonanemic mothers. Mothers who retained their pregnancy weight gain or were able to gain weight postpartum spe…
Parenting and childhood anxiety: Theory, empirical findings, and future directions
Theories of anxiety development suggest that parental acceptance, control, and modeling of anxious behaviors are associated with children's manifestations of anxiety. This paper reviews research published in the past decade on the relation between parenting and childhood anxiety. Observed parental control during parent–child interactions was consistently linked with shyness and child anxiety disorders across studies. Mixed support for the role of…
He Said, She Said: Gender Differences in Mother – Adolescent Conversations about Sexuality
This study examined gender differences in self‐reported and observed conversations about sexual issues. Fifty mother –adolescent dyads reported on their conversations about sexual issues and participated in videotaped conversations about dating and sexuality in a laboratory setting. Gender differences (more mother – daughter than mother –son) were found in the extent of sexual communication based on adolescents’ reports, but no gender differences…
Infant-Caregiver Interaction in Kenya and the United States: The Importance of Multiple Caregivers and Adequate Comparison Samples
This study explores infant-caregiver interaction in two cultures, replicating and expanding on previous cross-cultural comparisons. For this study, 132 Kenyan infants, 112 preterm U.S. infants, and 27 full-term U.S. infants were observed with their caregivers during multiple home observations. Results expand on previous work in Kenya, illustrating the importance of multiple caregivers in the lives of infants. When all care- givers are taken into …
How Latino American and European American adolescents discuss conflicts, sexuality, and Aids with their mothers
The authors examined how the structure of mother-adolescent conversations differs by ethnic group, age, and dyadic and individual factors. Mother-adolescent dyads of European or Latino descent participated in conversations and reported on their relationship and AIDS knowledge. Latina American mothers dominated conversations more than European American mothers, independent of socioeconomic status. Mothers dominated conversations about sexuality an…
The Affective Nature of Mother--Adolescent Communication Concerning Sexuality and Conflict
This 2-year longitudinal study examined the affective nature of communication between mothers and adolescents from early to mid-adolescence. Eleven- to 16-year-old adolescents and their mothers were videotaped while engaging in conversations about everyday topics, dating and sexuality, and conflicts. Nonverbal displays of affiliation, embarrassment, and contempt were found to be fairly stable across conversations, across members of the same dyad,…
Prediction of Low and Normal School Achievement in Early Adolescents Born Preterm
The study examined low school achievement in a group of early adolescents born preterm, who had participated in a prospective longitudinal study from birth through 12 years of age. Multivariate analyses were used to compare adolescents with low school achievement, of normal-or-above intelligence, to adolescents with no achievement problems. Significant group differences were found in a number of domains in early adolescence, including verbal comp…
Turn-taking in mother-adolescent conversations about sexuality and conflict
How Latino American and European American adolescents discuss conflicts, sexuality, and Aids with their mothers
The authors examined how the structure of mother-adolescent conversations differs by ethnic group, age, and dyadic and individual factors. Mother-adolescent dyads of European or Latino descent participated in conversations and reported on their relationship and AIDS knowledge. Latina American mothers dominated conversations more than European American mothers, independent of socioeconomic status. Mothers dominated conversations about sexuality an…
Aggregated knowledge from a small number of debates outperforms the wisdom of large crowds
He Said, She Said: Gender Differences in Mother – Adolescent Conversations about Sexuality
This study examined gender differences in self‐reported and observed conversations about sexual issues. Fifty mother –adolescent dyads reported on their conversations about sexual issues and participated in videotaped conversations about dating and sexuality in a laboratory setting. Gender differences (more mother – daughter than mother –son) were found in the extent of sexual communication based on adolescents’ reports, but no gender differences…
Cognitive and language skills in autistic, mentally retarded, and normal children
Compared the sensorimotor skills and play behaviors of 16 normal 16-25 mo old children, 16 mentally retarded children (CA 32-80 mo, MA 17-38 mo), and 16 autistic children (CA 39-74 mo, MA 18-38 mo) to identify deficits in object knowledge specific to autism. There were no differences in sensorimotor
Modeling longitudinal change in the language abilities of children with autism: Parent behaviors and child characteristics as predictors of change
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the patterns of longitudinal change in the language abilities of 28 children with autism during early and middle childhood. Results from fitting a series of multilevel models showed that children's rate of language growth was independently predicted by (a) children's responsiveness to others' bids for joint attention and (b) parents' responsiveness to their children's attention and activity durin…
Turn-taking in mother-adolescent conversations about sexuality and conflict
Infant visual attentiveness in relation to birth condition
The Affective Nature of Mother--Adolescent Communication Concerning Sexuality and Conflict
This 2-year longitudinal study examined the affective nature of communication between mothers and adolescents from early to mid-adolescence. Eleven- to 16-year-old adolescents and their mothers were videotaped while engaging in conversations about everyday topics, dating and sexuality, and conflicts. Nonverbal displays of affiliation, embarrassment, and contempt were found to be fairly stable across conversations, across members of the same dyad,…
Infant attention in relation to intellectual abilities in childhood
Longitudinal study of sensorimotor development
Imitation from 12 to 24 months in autism and typical development: A longitudinal Rasch analysis
The development of imitation during the second year of life plays an important role in domains of sociocognitive development such as language and social learning. Deficits in imitation ability in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from toddlerhood into adulthood have also been repeatedly documented, raising the possibility that early disruptions in imitation contribute to the onset of ASD and the deficits in language and social interacti…
The Validity of Observational Measures in Detecting Optimal Maternal Communication Styles: Evidence from European Americans and Latinos
This study examined the sensitivity of an observational coding system for assessing positive and negative maternal behaviors of Latino and European American mothers toward their adolescent children. Ninety Latino (54 Spanish speaking and 35 English speaking) and 20 European American mother–adolescent dyads participated in an observational study of conversations about sexuality, AIDS, and conflicts. Associations were examined between observed mate…
Eye Fixations Indicate Men’s Preference for Female Breasts or Buttocks
Infant-Caregiver Interaction in Kenya and the United States: The Importance of Multiple Caregivers and Adequate Comparison Samples
This study explores infant-caregiver interaction in two cultures, replicating and expanding on previous cross-cultural comparisons. For this study, 132 Kenyan infants, 112 preterm U.S. infants, and 27 full-term U.S. infants were observed with their caregivers during multiple home observations. Results expand on previous work in Kenya, illustrating the importance of multiple caregivers in the lives of infants. When all care- givers are taken into …
Playground behaviors of school-age children in relation to nutrition, schooling, and family characteristics
Food intake measured over the course of a year, duration of schooling, and family socioeconomic status (SES) were related to playground behaviors in a sample of 111 Kenyan school-age children. Better nourished children were more active, happy, and showed more leadership behavior, whereas poorly nourished children appeared more anxious on the school playground. Children who had attended less school were more solitary and inactive than children wit…
A Comparison of Sensorimotor Development among Infants in India and the United States
To investigate the influence of differential experiences on sensorimotor development, 154 full-term infants reared in urban settings (83 Indian, 71 United States) between 7 and 12 months of age were administered portions of the Casati-Lezine sensorimotor series. Results indicated small but significant group differences at 9 to 10 and 11 to 12 months of age on hidden object and intermediaries tasks. Differences noted on the hidden object task were…
Interplay of chronotype and school timing predicts school performance
Cumulative Repetition Effects Across Multiple Readings of a Word: Evidence From Eye Movements
When a word is read more than once, reading time generally decreases in the successive occurrences. This Repetition Effect has been used to study word encoding and memory processes in a variety of experimental measures. We studied naturally occurring repetitions of words within normal texts (stories of around 3,000 words). Using linear mixed models to analyze the evolution of fixations over successive repetitions, we observed an interaction betwe…
Longitudinal study of sensorimotor development
Infant visual attentiveness in relation to birth condition
A Comparison of Sensorimotor Development among Infants in India and the United States
To investigate the influence of differential experiences on sensorimotor development, 154 full-term infants reared in urban settings (83 Indian, 71 United States) between 7 and 12 months of age were administered portions of the Casati-Lezine sensorimotor series. Results indicated small but significant group differences at 9 to 10 and 11 to 12 months of age on hidden object and intermediaries tasks. Differences noted on the hidden object task were…
Cognitive and language skills in autistic, mentally retarded, and normal children
Compared the sensorimotor skills and play behaviors of 16 normal 16-25 mo old children, 16 mentally retarded children (CA 32-80 mo, MA 17-38 mo), and 16 autistic children (CA 39-74 mo, MA 18-38 mo) to identify deficits in object knowledge specific to autism. There were no differences in sensorimotor
Infant attention in relation to intellectual abilities in childhood
Symbolic processes in young autistic children
The core deficit in childhood autism is at the intersection of symbolic representation and social experience
Interpersonal understanding and moral judgment in adolescents with emotional and cognitive disorders
Playground behaviors of school-age children in relation to nutrition, schooling, and family characteristics
Food intake measured over the course of a year, duration of schooling, and family socioeconomic status (SES) were related to playground behaviors in a sample of 111 Kenyan school-age children. Better nourished children were more active, happy, and showed more leadership behavior, whereas poorly nourished children appeared more anxious on the school playground. Children who had attended less school were more solitary and inactive than children wit…
Prediction of Low and Normal School Achievement in Early Adolescents Born Preterm
The study examined low school achievement in a group of early adolescents born preterm, who had participated in a prospective longitudinal study from birth through 12 years of age. Multivariate analyses were used to compare adolescents with low school achievement, of normal-or-above intelligence, to adolescents with no achievement problems. Significant group differences were found in a number of domains in early adolescence, including verbal comp…
Turn-taking in mother-adolescent conversations about sexuality and conflict
The Affective Nature of Mother--Adolescent Communication Concerning Sexuality and Conflict
This 2-year longitudinal study examined the affective nature of communication between mothers and adolescents from early to mid-adolescence. Eleven- to 16-year-old adolescents and their mothers were videotaped while engaging in conversations about everyday topics, dating and sexuality, and conflicts. Nonverbal displays of affiliation, embarrassment, and contempt were found to be fairly stable across conversations, across members of the same dyad,…
How Latino American and European American adolescents discuss conflicts, sexuality, and Aids with their mothers
The authors examined how the structure of mother-adolescent conversations differs by ethnic group, age, and dyadic and individual factors. Mother-adolescent dyads of European or Latino descent participated in conversations and reported on their relationship and AIDS knowledge. Latina American mothers dominated conversations more than European American mothers, independent of socioeconomic status. Mothers dominated conversations about sexuality an…
He Said, She Said: Gender Differences in Mother – Adolescent Conversations about Sexuality
This study examined gender differences in self‐reported and observed conversations about sexual issues. Fifty mother –adolescent dyads reported on their conversations about sexual issues and participated in videotaped conversations about dating and sexuality in a laboratory setting. Gender differences (more mother – daughter than mother –son) were found in the extent of sexual communication based on adolescents’ reports, but no gender differences…
Infant-Caregiver Interaction in Kenya and the United States: The Importance of Multiple Caregivers and Adequate Comparison Samples
This study explores infant-caregiver interaction in two cultures, replicating and expanding on previous cross-cultural comparisons. For this study, 132 Kenyan infants, 112 preterm U.S. infants, and 27 full-term U.S. infants were observed with their caregivers during multiple home observations. Results expand on previous work in Kenya, illustrating the importance of multiple caregivers in the lives of infants. When all care- givers are taken into …
Parenting and childhood anxiety: Theory, empirical findings, and future directions
Theories of anxiety development suggest that parental acceptance, control, and modeling of anxious behaviors are associated with children's manifestations of anxiety. This paper reviews research published in the past decade on the relation between parenting and childhood anxiety. Observed parental control during parent–child interactions was consistently linked with shyness and child anxiety disorders across studies. Mixed support for the role of…
Maternal Anemia and Postpartum Weight Change Associated With Decreased Maternal-Infant Interaction in a Rural Kenyan Population
Associations between maternal nutritional factors including energy intake, body mass index, postpartum weight change, and anemia status and maternal-infant interactions were examined in 124 mother-infant pairs from a marginally malnourished, rural Kenyan population. Anemic mothers spent less time holding and caring for their infants than nonanemic mothers. Mothers who retained their pregnancy weight gain or were able to gain weight postpartum spe…
The neural code for written words: A proposal
The Validity of Observational Measures in Detecting Optimal Maternal Communication Styles: Evidence from European Americans and Latinos
This study examined the sensitivity of an observational coding system for assessing positive and negative maternal behaviors of Latino and European American mothers toward their adolescent children. Ninety Latino (54 Spanish speaking and 35 English speaking) and 20 European American mother–adolescent dyads participated in an observational study of conversations about sexuality, AIDS, and conflicts. Associations were examined between observed mate…
Modeling longitudinal change in the language abilities of children with autism: Parent behaviors and child characteristics as predictors of change
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the patterns of longitudinal change in the language abilities of 28 children with autism during early and middle childhood. Results from fitting a series of multilevel models showed that children's rate of language growth was independently predicted by (a) children's responsiveness to others' bids for joint attention and (b) parents' responsiveness to their children's attention and activity durin…
One-Year Follow-up of Family versus Child CBT for Anxiety Disorders: Exploring the Roles of Child Age and Parental Intrusiveness
FCBT may yield a stronger treatment effect than CCBT that lasts for at least 1 year, although the lack of consistency across informants necessitates a circumspect view of the findings. The potential moderating and mediating effects considered in this study offer interesting avenues for further study
Imitation from 12 to 24 months in autism and typical development: A longitudinal Rasch analysis
The development of imitation during the second year of life plays an important role in domains of sociocognitive development such as language and social learning. Deficits in imitation ability in persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from toddlerhood into adulthood have also been repeatedly documented, raising the possibility that early disruptions in imitation contribute to the onset of ASD and the deficits in language and social interacti…
Eye‐Tracking as a Measure of Responsiveness to Joint Attention in Infants at Risk for Autism
Reduced responsiveness to joint attention (RJA), as assessed by the Early Social Communication Scales (ESCS), is predictive of both subsequent language difficulties and autism diagnosis. Eye‐tracking measurement of RJA is a promising prognostic tool because it is highly precise and standardized. However, the construct validity of eye‐tracking assessments of RJA has not been established. By comparing RJA an eye‐tracking paradigm to responsiveness …
Eye Fixations Indicate Men’s Preference for Female Breasts or Buttocks
Possibilities and limits of mind-reading: A neurophilosophical perspective
Perceptual learning effect on decision and confidence thresholds
Psychology (32 works) · Developmental psychology (23 works) · Cognitive psychology (12 works) · Cognition (11 works) · Computer Science (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychiatry (7 works)