Essays and Research Papers on Developmental Psychology

(6 pp) Ralph Waldo Emerson asked, 'What is life but the angle of vision? A man is measured by the angle at which he looks at objects. What is life but what a man is thinking of all day? This is his fate and his employer. Knowing is the measure of the man. ...

A 7 page paper that discusses the development of early adolescence. Adolescence represents one of the most critical developmental periods in life. It is a time of profound changes on all levels. Theories of these changes are discussed. 1 table included that compares Freud's, Erikson's, and Piaget's adolescent stages of development. The biopsychosocial model is ...

(5 pp) In Extraordinary Minds (1997),Gardner poses an important question: Is there a set of traits shared by all truly great achievers - even those we might think of as extraordinary - no matter their field or the time period within which they did their important work? In an attempt to answer this question, Gardner ...

A 7 page discussion of the importance of chess. Chess is much more than a game. It can be contended, in fact, that chess can be of benefit to cognitive development and learning. Cognitive learning is the process in which knowledge is acquired. It involves an individual being cognizant of his ...

This 100 page paper considers the use of functional analysis and assessment to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of treatment in an outpatient setting. In particular, this paper looks at the pediatric rehabilitation setting and considers the use of a functional analysis and assessment protocol as a component of the planning for patient treatment. ...

This 8 page paper explores the background of George Kelly, his theory of Personal Construct and theorizes that the constructs (beliefs, imaginings, etc.) determine both personality development and behavior. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper. The original Stroop test was designed as part of Stroop's doctoral dissertation in 1935. Since then, it has been modified a number of times. The Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test, written by Hoover et al in 1989 is one of those modifications. This essay provides the stated purpose of the test, administration, ...

A 6 page paper. The writer discusses what can be learned about child and adolescent development through the Harry Potter books and two movies, Pokemon and the Iron Giant. The essay also discusses how these venues reflect human development stages according to certain theorists and why these titles are so appealing to children and adolescents. ...

This 16 page paper considers the issue of birth order as it pertains to divorce. This paper argues that first born children are more likely to follow the patterns of their parents in terms of marriage and divorce, while children further along in the birth order are more likely to reject parental actions regarding ...

(5 pp) Our challenge as adults watching in a day care setting was to see if we could observe the child development theories of Piaget, Freud and Erickson in action. I have listed my observations and thoughts. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper that investigates development during the middle childhood years, defined as ages 7 - 12. The writer includes: physical development; cognitive/mental development; psychosocial development and moral development. Erikson, Piaget and Kohlberg are included in the discussion. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A Tutorial Paper: 6 pages in length. This is a model paper which helps a student assess the personality types and traits, as well as doing a personality factor analysis and learning how to change certain behaviors in order to become improved at goal-setting and meeting those goals.

This 6 page paper considers the nature of specific types of psychological assessments, including the Behavaior Pattern Interview and self-report measures, and assesses the benefits of gathering infomration using a BPI as comapred to a self-report measure. This paper then goes on to determine the correlation between stress and psychophysiological illnesses and the assessments ...

This 11 page paper explores disassociative identity disorder from a dual prospective of cognitive and behavioral aspects. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper that compares and contrasts the theories of Piaget and Vygotsky. Piaget argued that children must progress through a series of age-related stages. Vygotsky's primary focus was on the social interaction that led to development. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides a brief description of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and then gives an overview of MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, second edition. Three studies are examined in order to evaluate the use of the MMPI-2 in ADHD research. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 16 page report discusses John Dorron, a white, upper middle-class, 16 year-old who has had multiple and intense psychosocial problems in his short life. His parents who divorced he was nine. From the age of nine to 14, he had very limited contact with his father, despite the fact that his father lived less than 20 miles from John ...

A 5 page discussion of the factors which can influence our state of happiness. Contends that while some of these are obvious, such as the presence or absence of psychological conditions, and others are less obvious aspects such as sexual fulfillment. Details the importance of genetics to one aspect of our behaviors which ...

(8 pp) When an extramarital affair is discovered, often the couple will undergo a crisis. This may not sound surprising. However, this crisis can be the most difficult part of the issue. The 'injured' spouse may feel emotionally abandoned by the other spouse. She or he may feel a loss of her/his image of ...

A 5 page paper which discusses a personal dream of the writer's and interprets it as it concerns religious and psychological conditions of the dreamer. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which analyzes an article that deals with central tendency and graded structure. The article is title "Tall is typical: Central tendency, ideal dimensions, and graded category structure among tree experts and novices," written by Elizabeth B. Lynch, John D. Coley, and Douglas L. Medin. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which first discusses Charles Horton Cooley's concept of Looking Glass Self, and then discusses the Labeling Theory. In examining the concepts and theories the paper addresses how each is perhaps useful, yet also perhaps limited. Possible improvements are suggested. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of olfactory memory, with a focus on views of memory and cognition and a specific view of sensory memory. In particular, this paper focuses on the application of the Modal Model of Memory, which outlines the process of memory encoding processes, as they apply to memories related ...

(10 pp) In this discussion the author applies principles learned in the class in a cogent and cognitive way to a series of questions provided by the program of women's studies.

A 5 page paper discussing the differences between learning and simple memory retention. Though the processes are different, true learning also involves the ability to remember facts. Proactive and retroactive interference can be involved in learning in that it is necessary to remember details before they can be truly learned. The paper concludes that empirical research ...