Can someone please help me with a project idea for my Developmental Psychology class?
The topic must deal with individuals in their 40s and…. Click Here to Read More
Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: A Developmental Analysis and the Oregon Model for Intervention
Product DescriptionSummarizes the ongoing work at the Oregon Social Learning Center. Provides approaches to reducing the occurrence of antisocial behavior beginning in the earliest years in childhood. Uses the coercion theory as an organizing framework, distilling more than 30 years of research. Written for researchers and clinicians. Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: A Developmental Analysis and the Oregon Model for…. Click Here to Read More
Heinz Werner and Developmental Science
Product DescriptionHeinz Werner (1890-1964) was one of the three key developmental psychologists of the 20th century-along with Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. This book is a new exploration of Werner’s ideas and their social contexts-in Vienna in his student years, in Hamburg up to 1933, followed by the years of transit as an immigrant to America at times of economic depression, and -finally, culminating in his establishment of the prominent Heinz Werner and Developmental Science…. Click Here to Read More
Cycles of Contingency: Developmental Systems and Evolution
Product DescriptionThe nature/nurture debate is not dead. Dichotomous views of development still underlie many fundamental debates in the biological and social sciences. Developmental systems theory (DST) offers a new conceptual framework with which to resolve such debates. DST views ontogeny as contingent cycles of interaction among a varied set of developmental resources, no one of which controls the process. These factors include DNA, cellular and organismic structure, and social and ecological interactions. DST has excited interest from a wide range of researchers, from molecular biologists to anthropologists, because of its ability to integrate evolutionary theory and other…. Click Here to Read More
Theories of Developmental Psychology
Product DescriptionClear, engaging, well-attuned to the latest research breakthroughs, Theories of Developmental Psychology is the ideal book for anyone interested in balanced overview of the major schools of thought for child development. In this updated new edition, Patricia Miller offers the most current, comprehensive, and insightful presentation of the main theories of developmental psychology available today. With superb scholarship and exceptional writing, the fifth edition of Theories of Developmental Psychology continues to show students both what is exciting about developmental theory and how it contributes to a broader understanding of developmental psychology. …. Click Here to Read More
Where can I take developmental psychology online?
Needs to count for college credits. Also it needs to be a course where I can work at my own pace. So, it would start at anytime. Anyone who has taken a course like this, please let me know the name of the college. Thanks! Also, I’m just looking for a single course to take – not a degree program. I just need this one class….. Click Here to Read More
Who’s philosophy would be most applicable to psychology, in particular developmental psychology?
I did a philosophy class at school and we barely learnt anything, however i need to do a presentation on a philosopher we supposedly learnt about in my psychology class, who do you suggest (i can research them myself so hopefully it wont take you too much time!) oh also sorry my question doesnt really make sense but hopefully the explanation…. Click Here to Read More
Developmental Psychobiology of Aggression
Product DescriptionThis book is the outgrowth of a memorial conference to honour the scientific contributions of Robert B. Cairns, an internationally recognised interdisciplinary developmental scientist. It is organised around research themes that were an integral part of Dr Cairns’ theories and research: neural and developmental plasticity; brain-behaviour bidirectionality; gene-environment interactions. Throughout this book, these themes are linked together by employing animal models and clinical investigations through multiple levels of analysis approach to understanding the origins, development, desistance and prevention of aggression. These studies will add to the compendium of…. Click Here to Read More
What are some topics in developmental psychology that is being debated as right or wrong?
Apart from the big hot topic debates such as nature/nurture, what are some other topics currently debated right now, ones that are not too hot to where it’s overkill if i write a paper about…. Click Here to Read More
Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science
Product DescriptionThe Handbook of Research Methods in Developmental Science is a collection of newly written articles that provide an overview of methods and approaches associated with the study of human development. Contains accessible contributions from some of the most renowned developmental scientists in the field. Provides basic information on the strengths and challenges inherent in traditional and complex research design. Discusses successful intervention approaches that have been used to promote intellectual, social, and linguistic development. Includes cutting-edge research that is forging new and exciting directions in developmental research. Provides students and scholars…. Click Here to Read More
