Child Psychology

Learn about child psychology, which focuses on the mind and behavior of children from prenatal development through adolescence.

Piaget Conservation 1
Child Psychology

Conservation In Psychology

Conservation in psychology is the understanding that certain properties of objects – such as the volume of liquid, number of items, or the mass of...

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

mother reads book
Child Psychology

Linguistic intelligence

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

child development
Child Psychology

Piaget vs Erikson

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

A diagram of concentric circles, each of which is a different layer to bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. The chronosystem, which is the outer layer is highlighted in purple while the rest of the image is in greyscale.
Child Psychology

Bronfenbrenner's Chronosystem Theory

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A diagram of bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory presented as concentric circles with the macrosystem highlighted in blue while the rest of the image is in greyscale.
Child Psychology

Bronfenbrenner's Macrosystem Theory

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An infographic of concentric circles outlining bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory with the exosystem highlighted in green while the rest of the model is in greyscale.

Child Psychology

Bronfenbrenner's Exosystem Theory

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Concentric circles illustrating Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory but with only the mesosystem section highlighted in orange while the rest is in greyscale.

Child Psychology

Bronfenbrenner's Mesosystem Theory

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A figure outlining nesting circles representing Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. The systems are in greyscale aside from the microsystem which is pink.

Child Psychology

Bronfenbrenner's Microsystem Theory

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Vygotsky vs Piaget

Child Psychology

Vygotsky vs. Piaget: A Paradigm Shift

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Young mother holds her son with care and love. Happy Mothers Day concept with mom and small boy.

Child Psychology

Interactional Synchrony

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internal working model

Child Psychology

Internal Working Models of Attachment

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attachment conditioning

Child Psychology

Learning Theory of Attachment

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bowlby attachment phases

Child Psychology

Stages of Attachment Identified by John Bowlby And Schaffer & Emerson (1964)

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romantic attachment styles

Child Psychology

Attachment Theory In Psychology

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A 9-panel infographic titled signs of anxious-ambivalent attachment in children, with different signs in each coloured box including clinging to caregivers, fear of strangers, and distressed at separation.

Child Psychology

Anxious Ambivalent Attachment Style

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

internal working model

Child Psychology

John Bowlby's Attachment Theory

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A diagram illustrating Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. concentric circles outlining the different system from chronosystem to the individual in the middle, and labels of what encompasses each system.

Child Psychology

Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

children learning

Child Psychology

Jerome Bruner Theory of Cognitive Development

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

Piaget Conservation 1

Child Psychology

Concrete Operational Stage

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Cultural Historical Activity Theory 1

Child Psychology

Cultural-Historical Activity Theory

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brain critical development

Child Psychology

Critical Period In Brain Development and Childhood Learning

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cultural differences 1

Child Psychology

Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg: Cultural Variations in Attachment

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

continuous vs discontinuous

Child Psychology

What is Developmental Psychology?

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psychosocial stages 1

Child Psychology

Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

fearful attachment 1

Child Psychology

Fearful Avoidant Attachment Style: Signs & How To Cope

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

formal operational stage

Child Psychology

Formal Operational Stage of Cognitive Development

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as gender

Child Psychology

Biological Theories of Gender

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privation

Child Psychology

Hodges and Tizard (1989): Attachment Research Study

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

kohlberg moral development

Child Psychology

Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

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My project 1 51

Child Psychology

Language Acquisition Theory

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

strange situation

Child Psychology

Mary Ainsworth: Strange Situation Experiment

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maternal deprivation

Child Psychology

Czech Twins Case Study (Koluchová, 1976)

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marshmallow test

Child Psychology

Stanford Marshmallow Test Experiment

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