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Case Studies on Video Observation Systems in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Explore how video-based observation enables groundbreaking insights in psychological research and cognitive neuroscience, featuring case studies on infant behavior, father-child interactions, and ADHD research.
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Case Studies
Unwilling or Unable – Do Babies Know?
Any baby is happy when it gets a toy from its mother. But sometimes a mother might tease her baby a little, and play with it intentionally in full view. The mother may also accidentally drop the toy. This means she can’t give the toy to the baby because it has fallen on the ground. In the latter case, babies were observed reacting with an increased degree of impatience.
The study using Mangold INTERACT software shows that small children from the age of 9 months are evidently able to distinguish between targeted actions and errors or accidents.
More: Unwilling Versus Unable - Infants’ Understanding of Intentional Action
Father-Child Interaction Patterns
In a follow-up study over more than 10 years, the behavioral interactions of 72 fathers and their children was recorded. The interactions recorded during normal play and care situations were analyzed. The researchers wanted to find out to what extent the behavioral interactions between father and child are related to externalization problems. These problems often involve symptoms that manifest as aggression, hyperactivity, delinquency, lack of attention, etc.
The study provides an additional indication regarding the quality of father-child interactions in early childhood. These can determine later problematic behavior in school. These types of studies make the future development of children more predictable.
More: [Father-infant interaction patterns as precursors of children’s later externalizing behavior problems](https://www.mangold-international.com/en/about-us/references/publications/human-behavior/father-infant-interaction-patterns-as-precursors-of-children-s-later-externalizing-behavior-problems.html]
ADHD Observation Study with Mothers
Education is one of the complex tasks of the adult life stage, which requires cognitive, emotional and behavioral efforts. Belskys process model identifies three areas of determinants of the parental function: the personal psychological resources of parents, the contextual sources of stress and support, and the characteristics of the child.
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ADHD Symptoms, Inhibitory Control and Parenting among Mothers of Children with and without ADHD - A video evaluation with Mangold INTERACT
To be able to develop meaningful therapies for psychologically sensitive children, it is important to identify specific communication and interaction deficits. Here the interaction of the child with a dog suitable for this purpose can provide important findings, because children have a natural affinity to animals, and dogs in particular are always of the utmost interest, irrespective of the child’s cognitive or reflective capacity. The observational study was able to derive characteristic interaction styles for four diagnostic groups.
More: (GERMAN) Interaktionsmuster und nonverbale Kommunikation psychisch auffälliger Kinder mit einem Therapiehund
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