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About the stroop test

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Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 04 Jan 2005
By Dr Ingram Wright
Dr Ingram Wright explains the importance of being able to override our brain’s ‘auto pilot’ – and looks at the Stroop test for inhibitory control...
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Gender development

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Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 04 Jan 2005
By Dr Robin Banerjee
Robin Banerjee asks why very young children exhibit stereotyped ideas about gender roles.
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Best dad, best mum

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Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 04 Jan 2005
By John Oates
John Oates looks at what children want from their mum and dad, drawing conclusions from the 'Best dad, Best mum' survey
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Child Of Our Time 2005: References

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 04 Jan 2005
By The Child Of Our Time web team
To make the 2005 series of Child of our Time the programme makers consulted a variety of sources and experts. The production team selected these...
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Cause and effect in a child

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 04 Jan 2005
By John Oates
John Oates looks at cause-effect links in child development, and examines how much weight we should give to media scare stories
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Learning to talk

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 02 Dec 2004
By Dr Clare Wood
Dr. Clare Wood takes a look at the development of communication in babies and children
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