Essays on Developmental Psychology

The study protocol and participants The research assistants conducted interviews at the respondents’ school, where they sat at a table and told that they were to listen to some stories and view pictures from the laptop. The study was carried out using the gold star stickers and the Microsoft Office PowerPoint...

The principles of attachment are based on two main theories proposed by psychologists and they are widely believed to be fundamental in forming attachments. The learning or Behaviorist Theory of Attachment. This theory draws contributions from theorists Dollard and Miller who postulates that attachment consists of a set of behaviors acquired...

Review of Research Article: Sociocultural Context of Emotional Intelligence Development of 5-7 Year 0ld ChildrenUnderstanding Emotional Intelligence in ChildrenThis research article written by Silakova Marina Mikhailovna and Zakharova Larisa Mikhailovna discusses the sociocultural development of the emotional intelligence of children who are aged between five and seven years old. The...

The influence of an absent parent be it the father or the mother and, in some cases, both parents during the growth of a child is a broad and complex subject. In the recent past, the modern-day family structure has evolved and created a scenario where parent’s absence has gained...

There are various careers in psychology that one can pursue. However, this paper focuses on developmental psychology. According to Dittmann (2004), the profession entails the scientific study of why and how human beings change in their lifetime. Initially, the field was mainly concerned with children and infants. However, it has...

When babies enter the second year They crawl vigorously, walk, and use their developmental limits to explore rules and boundaries set by the parent. When playing a complex sport such as tennis, the child will provide little attention, increased memory but less thinking to help in exploring the game. For instance,...

Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory is the most significant developmental theory. Erikson’s writings are not only extensive, but also complicated as they incorporate some conceptual ground (Gilleard " Higgs, 2016). Erikson derived his idea from “Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of development.” While Freud limited his focus on childhood, asserting that an individual’s...

A foetus can detect speech and sound patterns of the mother's voice which gives a clear indication that linguistics development commences before birth. Children gains the ability to read lips and differentiate sounds upon reaching the age of four months. Also, kids can differentiate both natural language and the dissimilarities...

Jai is sitting on the sandpit holding a shovel in his right hand. He is digging the sand and pouring it into the old cooking pot. He excavates once more groaning and raises the spade, dropping half of the sand, and put it in...

The overall health and vitality of an entire nation, in the long-term, is contingent upon the wellbeing of its children. In this regard, it is worth noting that nutrition and fitness are a critical aspect of the well-being of children (Cyr, 2016). Proper nutrition involves intake of adequate amounts of...

Adolescent development Adolescent development is a period of human growth and development that begins with puberty and ends with a transition to adulthood. In this stage an individual experiences physical changes that are triggered by body hormones while the cognitive changes are associated with the improvement in both complex and abstract...

Psychological Refractory Period (PRP) Psychologically speaking, the term "psychological refractory period" refers to the period of time during which the processing of a second stimulus is sluggish due to the processing of the first stimulus. The study used the psychological refractory period, often known as PRP, to determine the significance of...