Congnitive and Somatic Development of 4 to 6 Year Old Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5177448 |
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| Authors | P Singh (0000-0001-7712-5539), S P Singh (0000-0003-0536-0155, Punjabi University), Ranju Bala (Punjabi University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-67 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.1997.11907236 |
| OpenAlex | W2770738013 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Cognitive development and physical growth of 4 to 6 year old children of Gharuan village in Ropar District of Punjab was evaluated. The purpose has been to depict sex differences ;n somatic and cognitive abilities and also to provide basic data for future comparisons. Data on 120 children (60 boy: and 60girls) were collected during 1994-95 who were between 4 to 6 years of age. the time when their formal education begins, forms the basis of this study. Anthropometric measurements which included suture, body mass, circumferences, skinfolds and skeletal diameters (Tanner et al., 1969) and the cognitive abilities (Jaswal et al., 1988) were stud ed. Evaluation of somatic development has revealed non-existent sexual dimorphism in suture and other body measurements. The boys and girls perform equally well in identification, comparison and achievement abilities, however, the boys exhibit belter memory power, thinking, olfactory, recognition and verbal abilities than the girls. The social and parental behavior favours the male child. The absence of sex dimorphism in somatic development is because of the natural buffering of the human female to environment insults
Anthropometry · Biology · Cognition · Cognitive development · Developmental psychology · Sexual dimorphism · Somatic cell · Zoology · Demography · Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits · Medical and Biological Sciences · Medicine · Psychology · Genetics
| Highly cited | No |
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