Essays and Research Papers on Child Psychology

This 4 page paper examines research on this compelling topic and argues that television is bad for children. Aggression and television violence is the primary topic discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper that discusses why consistent and predictable care is essential for the emotional and social development of a child. This kind of care must begin immediately, even before birth because the brain is developing at that time. The writer includes information about brain development, Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, Bowlby's and ...

3 pages in length. Children have many developmental challenges throughout their various periods of growth; meeting these challenges in an effective manner requires insight to the child's individual personality as well as the margins of limitation or places where he/she excels. Guiding these subtle nuances can help channel children in a direction that ...

This 8 page paper argues that, contrary to expert opinion, spanking can be seen as a positive way to discipline children. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper, including a PowerPoint presenting of 7 slides outlines the main points and concepts of Vygotsky's theory of social cognitive development, a theory that is contradictory to the ideas of Piaget. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

10 pages in length. Erikson's detailed breakdown of the human developmental process affords a much more intimate look at the way in which an individual's psychological progression is hinged upon a number of components that - if ingrained through absent or negative rather than nurturing and loving reinforcement - shapes that person in such ...

A 5 page discussion of how a mother can employ psychological theory to effect positive behavioral changes in her son. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the four major assumptions of behavior, Skinner's contribution to behaviorism and why animal research is important to understanding human behavior, as well as creates and outline and introductory paragraph for the student's final paper about autism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6-page paper discusses causes of language impairment in autism and how educators might deal with them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page paper is a first-person examination of various issues involved in parenting, such as parenting styles, punishment and discipline. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 69 page paper is a summary and outline of three chapters in the book Infants, Children and Adolescents by Laura E. Berk,6th Edition, published in 2008.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of one book and two articles regarding the issue of blended families. This paper considers whether cohabitation is problematic for children of blended families. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page research paper on child cognitive development to age 2. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 20 page paper provides an overview of the issue of autism and the causative factors for autism. This paper considers three different views of the potential cause of autism and then relates the views of parents of children with autism through a proposed questionnaire survey. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 3 page summary of David Elkind’s The Hurried Child. No additional sources cited.

This 10 page paper argues that in many cases, though not all, children who see abusive behavior later become abusive themselves. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

4 pages in length. The debate over whether video game violence serves as little more than a negative influence is a continuing argument between critics who contend such violence images and scenarios are precursors to real-life violent behavior and others who point to beneficial aspects of virtual hostility that helps enhance mental processes as ...

A 7 page research paper that defines sensitive mothering and relates it to the Attachment Theory developed by Bowlby and Ainsworth. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 10 page paper that reports, discusses and comments on the value of specific theories in these two broad categories. Two social-cognitive theorists are discussed: Bandura and Vygotsky. Three moral development theories are discussed: Piaget's, Kohlberg's and Domain theory. Comments are integrated about the relationships between and among the theorists. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper explores how a teacher's misunderstanding of a young student's actions and intents can be counterproductive in education. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5-page paper takes a look at the pros and cons of the violent media causing violence argument. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper that compares and contrasts these three learning/development theories. Each is explained providing three major concepts in each, three similarities, and three differences. The writer comments on the interaction of physical, cognitive and emotional development bringing in Erikson's' stages. The writer also comments on why it is important to understand normal ...

This 15 page research paper investigates a sampling of current literature in order to discern what is empirically known about the effect of birth order on sibling rivalry. Conclusions and recommendations are drawn from this information. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 5 page paper examines an article by Anne Conway about the difference in the ways boys and girls handle aggression, and suggests how the student can apply that to a personal experience. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page research paper that reports on a longitudinal study that found links between TV viewing in childhood and adult aggressive behavior. The writer offers summation and analysis and also a personal reaction to this study article. No additional sources cited.