Essays and Research Papers on Developmental Psychology

This 3 page paper provides an overview and critique of the video about human behavior. The temperament of infants and toddlers is the focus of this paper. No additional sources cited.

A 9 page paper which presents some questions and answers about lifespan development from the textbook “Life-Span Human Development” 4th edition by Carol K. Sigelman and Elizabeth A. Rider. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses whether a person's romantic relationships are influenced by parents. Examples and recent research offered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper critiquing a longitudinal study of children born of unwanted pregnancies. David, Dytrych and Matejcek (2003) report on a large and long-term study designed to assess the consequences of being born unwanted, expressed in terms of sound mental health in adulthood. The authors identified 220 children born between 1961 and ...

An 8 page paper which examines Erik Erikson’s theory from different perspectives. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A paper which looks at the Freudian concepts of id, ego and superego with reference to psychodynamics and the construction of ego defences. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing a personal investigation into improving both short- and long-term memory recall of listed items. This specific exercise is a “study” of one individual – the writer – but is based on recent gender-based memory research. The brief account of the “study” follows accepted research reporting with literature review, ...

This 5 page paper considers the complex subject of how objects are recognised by the human brain. The paper starts with the concept of structural decomposition and recognition by components and then moves onto the ideas of Humphrey and multiple view theories. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses adult and children behavior, focusing mainly on how children learn by mimicing adults. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which first examines one of Erikson’s stages from “Childhood and Society” and then discusses how his perspectives concerning Native Americans can be related to people of color in our society today. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines the validity of Fox Butterfield’s criminal theories in “All God’s Children.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

This 6 page paper discusses the emerging social problem of internet addiction amongst teens and young college students. The APA as well as other expert sources are quoted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses Betty, a 40-year-old African-American mother of five children who has an overwhelming abundance of problems and a complete inability to deal with them. Cognitive therapy approach is applied. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10-page paper focuses on B.F. Skinner, the basic concepts of behavior modification and stimulus-response theory, and how this theory can be used for various phases of childhood development. Also discussed are Skinner's theories with "atypical" children, such as children with autism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper which presents two relationships, one that is successful and one that is not. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the psychological descent of the protagonist of Faulkner's A Rose for Emily. Quotes cited from the text. Brief synopsis included, symbolism, characterization. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

4 pages in length. The writer discusses what it would be like to work at the agency, what it would be like to be a client at the agency and recommendations for change at the agency and policy levels. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page overview of the many problems which are inherent in understanding language. The author answers the question: Given the number of syllables and even words which sound exactly alike but which have different meanings, how do we cognize sound? Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper takes a look at this new T. Berry Brazelton book before release. Brazelton's child-rearing philosophy and some of his other works are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of one child and his experience with certain toys. This paper integrates an observation with the developmental views of theorists like Piaget and Bandura. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper uses Skinner's theories of S-R behavior and operant behavior to discuss why people develop a certain preference for food. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 14 page review of Belbin’s theories regarding the importance of self-perception in team efficacy. The author considers the criticism of Belbin’s approach as it has been waged by others and points out that both the inductive and deductive approaches have value in psychological research. A brief review of the literature on teamwork ...

This 10 page paper relates the concepts of empathy and intersubjectivity. The concept of empathy has been central to views of psychotherapy since the assertions of Carl Rogers almost two decades ago. Since that time, the study of the phenomenological view of empathy by theorists like Husserl, Sheler and Stein have influenced assessments ...

This 4 page paper answers questions posed by a student regarding egocentrism, ethnocentrism, opposing others' opinions and the "mine is better" perspective. The three questions are thoughtfully answered as distinct essays. No bibliography.

This 12 page paper provides an overview of cognitive behavioral therapy. This paper relates the fact that the application of both cognitive and behavioral therapies has shaped the development of cognitive-behavioral therapy, a technique for addressing the psychological and behavioral responses and learned responses of individuals to certain stressors. Bibliography lists 10 sources.