Stuart Marcovitch
Biographic Data
| ID | 1465419 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stuart Marcovitch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stuart |
| FAMILY NAME | Marcovitch |
| SIGNATURE | MARCOVITCH S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The dynamics of fraction processing in preadolescents and adults: Evidence from reaching behavior
Fraction processing presents an important test case for investigating the development of numerical cognition, as fraction proficiency in elementary school is a unique predictor of later mathematical achievement.Building on previous mouse-tracking research investigating the dynamics of fraction processing in adults, we used three-dimensional hand tracking to assess the dynamics of fraction processing in preadolescents (n = 30, 10-12 years of age) …
An Observational Investigation of How Exhibit Environment and Design Intersect to Influence Parent–Child Engagement
This naturalistic, observational study examined how specific design elements in two play-centered science center exhibits influence child and parent engagement. We observed the level of engagement, pretend play, and sharing among 57 3- to 9-year-olds (M = 5.67 years) and their parents at either an indoor, technology-based exhibit or an outdoor, nature-based exhibit. Overall, exhibit elements that were interactive or allowed for free play engaged …
Children’s perceptions and representations of self–other overlap with peers
Examining executive function in the second year of life: Coherence, stability, and relations to joint attention and language
Several theories of executive function (EF) propose that EF development corresponds to children's ability to form representations and reflect on represented stimuli in the environment. However, research on early EF is primarily conducted with preschoolers, despite the fact that important developments in representation (e.g., language, gesture, shared joint attention) occur within the 1st years of life. In the present study, EF performance and the…
African American and European American Mothers' Beliefs About Negative Emotions and Emotion Socialization Practices
OBJECTIVE: Mothers' beliefs about their children's negative emotions and their emotion socialization practices were examined. DESIGN: Sixty-five African American and 137 European American mothers of 5-year-old children reported their beliefs and typical responses to children's negative emotions, and mothers' emotion teaching practices were observed. RESULTS: African American mothers reported that the display of negative emotions was less acceptab…
Integration of Behavioral Frequency and Intention Information in Young Children's Trait Attributions
Two experiments examined three‐ to six‐year‐olds' use of frequency and intention information to make trait attributions and behavioral predictions. In experiment 1, participants were told a story about an actor who behaved positively once or four times on purpose or incidentally. Children were most likely to make trait‐consistent behavioral predictions after hearing about several positive, intentional behaviors. Trait attributions were largely po…
E uropean‐ A merican and A frican‐ A merican Mothers' Emotion Socialization Practices Relate Differently to Their Children's Academic and Social‐emotional Competence
The current study examines whether the relation between mothers' responses to their children's negative emotions and teachers' reports of children's academic performance and social-emotional competence are similar or different for European American and African American families. Two hundred mothers (137 European American, 63 African American) reported on their responses to their 5-year-old children's negative emotions and 150 kindergarten teacher…
Electroencephalogram and heart rate measures of working memory at 5 and 10 months of age
We recorded electroencephalogram (EEG; 6-9 Hz) and heart rate (HR) from infants at 5 and 10 months of age during baseline and performance on the looking A-not-B task of infant working memory (WM). Longitudinal baseline-to-task comparisons revealed WM-related increases in EEG power (all electrodes) and EEG coherence (medial frontal-occipital electrode pairs) at both ages. WM-related decreases in HR were only present at 5 months, and WM-related inc…
A compreensão da gratidão e teoria da mente em crianças de 5 anos
Examinaram-se relações entre compreensão da gratidão (GRA) e desenvolvimento de uma teoria da mente (TOM) com 228 crianças norteamericanas (53% meninas) de 5 anos. Testaram-se as seguintes hipóteses: (a) não há diferença de sexo em GRA ou TOM, (b) as crianças com melhor desempenho nas tarefas de TOM têm melhor GRA, (c) TOM é condição necessária para GRA. Utilizaram-se três tarefas para avaliar TOM: consideração da perspectiva visual, crença falsa…
Differentiating Processes of Control and Understanding in the Early Development of Emotion and Cognition
In this study we examined the hypothesis that preschoolers' performance on emotion and cognitive tasks is organized into discrete processes of control and understanding within the domains of emotion and cognition. Additionally, we examined the relations among component processes using mother report, behavioral observation, and physiological measures of emotion control. Participants were 263 children (42% non-White) and their mothers. Results indi…
I. The Development of Executive Function
The Effect of the Number of A Trials on Performance on the A‐Not‐B Task
The A‐not‐B error (Piaget, 1954), which occurs when infants search perseveratively on reversal trials in a delayed‐response task, is one of the most widely studied phenomena in developmental psychology. Nonetheless, the effect of A‐trial experience on the probability and magnitude of this error remains unclear. In this study, 9‐month‐old infants were tested at location A until they searched correctly on 1, 6, or 11 A trials. Results revealed an e…
African American and European American Mothers' Beliefs About Negative Emotions and Emotion Socialization Practices
OBJECTIVE: Mothers' beliefs about their children's negative emotions and their emotion socialization practices were examined. DESIGN: Sixty-five African American and 137 European American mothers of 5-year-old children reported their beliefs and typical responses to children's negative emotions, and mothers' emotion teaching practices were observed. RESULTS: African American mothers reported that the display of negative emotions was less acceptab…
E uropean‐ A merican and A frican‐ A merican Mothers' Emotion Socialization Practices Relate Differently to Their Children's Academic and Social‐emotional Competence
The current study examines whether the relation between mothers' responses to their children's negative emotions and teachers' reports of children's academic performance and social-emotional competence are similar or different for European American and African American families. Two hundred mothers (137 European American, 63 African American) reported on their responses to their 5-year-old children's negative emotions and 150 kindergarten teacher…
Examining executive function in the second year of life: Coherence, stability, and relations to joint attention and language
Several theories of executive function (EF) propose that EF development corresponds to children's ability to form representations and reflect on represented stimuli in the environment. However, research on early EF is primarily conducted with preschoolers, despite the fact that important developments in representation (e.g., language, gesture, shared joint attention) occur within the 1st years of life. In the present study, EF performance and the…
A compreensão da gratidão e teoria da mente em crianças de 5 anos
Examinaram-se relações entre compreensão da gratidão (GRA) e desenvolvimento de uma teoria da mente (TOM) com 228 crianças norteamericanas (53% meninas) de 5 anos. Testaram-se as seguintes hipóteses: (a) não há diferença de sexo em GRA ou TOM, (b) as crianças com melhor desempenho nas tarefas de TOM têm melhor GRA, (c) TOM é condição necessária para GRA. Utilizaram-se três tarefas para avaliar TOM: consideração da perspectiva visual, crença falsa…
Integration of Behavioral Frequency and Intention Information in Young Children's Trait Attributions
Two experiments examined three‐ to six‐year‐olds' use of frequency and intention information to make trait attributions and behavioral predictions. In experiment 1, participants were told a story about an actor who behaved positively once or four times on purpose or incidentally. Children were most likely to make trait‐consistent behavioral predictions after hearing about several positive, intentional behaviors. Trait attributions were largely po…
Children’s perceptions and representations of self–other overlap with peers
Electroencephalogram and heart rate measures of working memory at 5 and 10 months of age
We recorded electroencephalogram (EEG; 6-9 Hz) and heart rate (HR) from infants at 5 and 10 months of age during baseline and performance on the looking A-not-B task of infant working memory (WM). Longitudinal baseline-to-task comparisons revealed WM-related increases in EEG power (all electrodes) and EEG coherence (medial frontal-occipital electrode pairs) at both ages. WM-related decreases in HR were only present at 5 months, and WM-related inc…
Differentiating Processes of Control and Understanding in the Early Development of Emotion and Cognition
In this study we examined the hypothesis that preschoolers' performance on emotion and cognitive tasks is organized into discrete processes of control and understanding within the domains of emotion and cognition. Additionally, we examined the relations among component processes using mother report, behavioral observation, and physiological measures of emotion control. Participants were 263 children (42% non-White) and their mothers. Results indi…
The Effect of the Number of A Trials on Performance on the A‐Not‐B Task
The A‐not‐B error (Piaget, 1954), which occurs when infants search perseveratively on reversal trials in a delayed‐response task, is one of the most widely studied phenomena in developmental psychology. Nonetheless, the effect of A‐trial experience on the probability and magnitude of this error remains unclear. In this study, 9‐month‐old infants were tested at location A until they searched correctly on 1, 6, or 11 A trials. Results revealed an e…
I. The Development of Executive Function
Differentiating Processes of Control and Understanding in the Early Development of Emotion and Cognition
In this study we examined the hypothesis that preschoolers' performance on emotion and cognitive tasks is organized into discrete processes of control and understanding within the domains of emotion and cognition. Additionally, we examined the relations among component processes using mother report, behavioral observation, and physiological measures of emotion control. Participants were 263 children (42% non-White) and their mothers. Results indi…
African American and European American Mothers' Beliefs About Negative Emotions and Emotion Socialization Practices
OBJECTIVE: Mothers' beliefs about their children's negative emotions and their emotion socialization practices were examined. DESIGN: Sixty-five African American and 137 European American mothers of 5-year-old children reported their beliefs and typical responses to children's negative emotions, and mothers' emotion teaching practices were observed. RESULTS: African American mothers reported that the display of negative emotions was less acceptab…
Integration of Behavioral Frequency and Intention Information in Young Children's Trait Attributions
Two experiments examined three‐ to six‐year‐olds' use of frequency and intention information to make trait attributions and behavioral predictions. In experiment 1, participants were told a story about an actor who behaved positively once or four times on purpose or incidentally. Children were most likely to make trait‐consistent behavioral predictions after hearing about several positive, intentional behaviors. Trait attributions were largely po…
E uropean‐ A merican and A frican‐ A merican Mothers' Emotion Socialization Practices Relate Differently to Their Children's Academic and Social‐emotional Competence
The current study examines whether the relation between mothers' responses to their children's negative emotions and teachers' reports of children's academic performance and social-emotional competence are similar or different for European American and African American families. Two hundred mothers (137 European American, 63 African American) reported on their responses to their 5-year-old children's negative emotions and 150 kindergarten teacher…
Electroencephalogram and heart rate measures of working memory at 5 and 10 months of age
We recorded electroencephalogram (EEG; 6-9 Hz) and heart rate (HR) from infants at 5 and 10 months of age during baseline and performance on the looking A-not-B task of infant working memory (WM). Longitudinal baseline-to-task comparisons revealed WM-related increases in EEG power (all electrodes) and EEG coherence (medial frontal-occipital electrode pairs) at both ages. WM-related decreases in HR were only present at 5 months, and WM-related inc…
A compreensão da gratidão e teoria da mente em crianças de 5 anos
Examinaram-se relações entre compreensão da gratidão (GRA) e desenvolvimento de uma teoria da mente (TOM) com 228 crianças norteamericanas (53% meninas) de 5 anos. Testaram-se as seguintes hipóteses: (a) não há diferença de sexo em GRA ou TOM, (b) as crianças com melhor desempenho nas tarefas de TOM têm melhor GRA, (c) TOM é condição necessária para GRA. Utilizaram-se três tarefas para avaliar TOM: consideração da perspectiva visual, crença falsa…
Examining executive function in the second year of life: Coherence, stability, and relations to joint attention and language
Several theories of executive function (EF) propose that EF development corresponds to children's ability to form representations and reflect on represented stimuli in the environment. However, research on early EF is primarily conducted with preschoolers, despite the fact that important developments in representation (e.g., language, gesture, shared joint attention) occur within the 1st years of life. In the present study, EF performance and the…
Children’s perceptions and representations of self–other overlap with peers
An Observational Investigation of How Exhibit Environment and Design Intersect to Influence Parent–Child Engagement
This naturalistic, observational study examined how specific design elements in two play-centered science center exhibits influence child and parent engagement. We observed the level of engagement, pretend play, and sharing among 57 3- to 9-year-olds (M = 5.67 years) and their parents at either an indoor, technology-based exhibit or an outdoor, nature-based exhibit. Overall, exhibit elements that were interactive or allowed for free play engaged …
The dynamics of fraction processing in preadolescents and adults: Evidence from reaching behavior
Fraction processing presents an important test case for investigating the development of numerical cognition, as fraction proficiency in elementary school is a unique predictor of later mathematical achievement.Building on previous mouse-tracking research investigating the dynamics of fraction processing in adults, we used three-dimensional hand tracking to assess the dynamics of fraction processing in preadolescents (n = 30, 10-12 years of age) …
Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (5 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (4 works) · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy (2 works)