Essays and Research Papers on Developmental Psychology

This 4 page paper reports an observation of a preschool classroom of 4-year-olds. The observation focused on how the teacher and assistants reacted as well as what they did to enhance self-esteem and how they handled problems. The paper includes a description of the school and classroom. Self-esteem theory and Erikson's theory are related to ...

A 6 page paper that reviews two journal articles: "Sensitive, Stimulating caregiving predicts cognitive and behavioral resilience in neurodevelopmentally at-risk infants" by Sara R. Jaffee and "Bringing basic research on early experience and stress neurobiology to bear on preventative interventions for neglected and maltreated children" by Megan Gunner and Philip Fisher. Bibliography lists 2 ...

In four pages this paper discusses Hans Selye, examines his definition of stress, and considers his views on how stress affects people in life. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

In seven pages the question of why people become depressed is examined from biological, cognitive, and social perspectives. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.

A 5 page paper that discusses the origins of the MBTI and its relationship to Jung's personality types. The writer identifies the personality types per Jung and according to the MBTI. The writer also briefly comments on the ethics of administering personality assessments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. The biological, psychological and sociological systems that comprise an individual's life are the specific aspects that determine how a person develops in both an emotional and mental capacity. Studies that have followed the progression of twins raised by different families find a common denominator of environmental and genetic components ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the personality development and environmental strategies used by Will Hunting, the major character in the film Good Will Hunting. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper identifies three of the categories of social-emotional skills and responds to specific questions. The paper discusses how the home and the classroom can help and inhibit the development of the identified social-emotional skills. specific theorists identified are Erikson, Bruner, Maslow and Vygotsky. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper. Following general comments about the development of the brain, the writer describes the functions of the lobes and other parts of the brain. The paper reports and discusses the case of Phineas Gage and the knowledge science gained from this terrible accident in the mid-1800s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay/research paper that discusses this book. The writer discusses 4 of the chapters in order to illustrate the point that how reality is viewed depends on the cognition and knowledge of the individual. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the phenomenon of substance dependence and addiction in order to discuss whether substance dependence is a psychological or a physiological phenomenon. The discussion includes aspects such as whether addiction, such as alcoholism, is a disease, the role of culture, family, coping mechanisms and the influences on initial addiction and ...

A 3 page research paper that discusses the foundational assumptions of behaviorism and the influence of B.F. Skinner. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper that begins with an introduction to Piaget and Erikson. The essay first outlines and comments about Piaget's stages of cognitive development, followed by an outline and description of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. The writer then comments on specific issues, such as empirical evidence for theories, which is better for social ...

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.

A 3 page paper which examines some of the reasons men hit women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page review of how physical environment can affect prisoner psyche. This paper compares the intent and outcome of the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment and the real life horrors of Abu Ghraib. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper. The largest section of this paper discusses and analyzes the student-supplied self-assessment based on this Assessment. The student is an Ic, which is explained along with strengths and weaknesses and the student's perception of the accuracy of the results. The next part focuses on three issues in organizational behavior: effectiveness ...

A 4 page paper that briefly explains each of Erikson's eight stages of development. The writer comments on the fact that Erikson conducted no research studies when devising this theory, yet, they have been shown to be valid. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the developmental theories of Skinner, Vygotsky and Piaget and their points of similarity and difference. It also discusses the interaction of cognitive, physical and emotional development and its impact on the child, and why it’s important to understand normal child development in order to assist children to reach their potential. ...

This 3 page paper examines the role of hormones and heredity on the human body. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 9 page paper. Most of this paper describes operant conditioning, including definition, reinforcement, reinforcement schedules and the use of this process for self-management, self-monitoring and self-reinforcing. The last couple pages discuss using systematic desensitization with an agoraphobic. Bibliography lists 8 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.

A 6 page research paper that uses tutorial language to instruct a student on how to create a personal portrait drawing on the personality development models of Erik Erikson and Lawrence Kohlberg. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper that reports and describes Hans Selye's, the father or modern stress theory, ideas and explanations of stress, including physical and psychological responses to stressors. The writer includes the evolution of PTSD from its origins in the Civil War as Soldier's Heart and traumatic neurosis. Physiological and psychological responses to stress are ...

4 pages in length. The writer discusses nutrition, chromosome defect, Piaget, Erikson, Eysenck and Bandura as they relate to physical, cognitive, social, moral and personality development in infants. Bibliography lists 4 sources.