Child Psychology

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

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Child Psychology

Signs of Secure Attachment in Infants

Secure attachment is a deep sense of trust in a caregiver’s availability and responsiveness. Signs in infants include exploring confidently with a caregiver nearby, becoming...

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

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Child Psychology

Conservation (Piaget)

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

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Child Psychology

Linguistic intelligence

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

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Child Psychology

Piaget vs Erikson

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

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Child Psychology

Chronosystem (Bronfenbrenner)

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

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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

Macrosystem (Bronfenbrenner)

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

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

Exosystem (Bronfenbrenner)

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

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

Mesosystem (Bronfenbrenner)

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

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

Microsystem (Bronfenbrenner)

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

Vygotsky vs Piaget

Child Psychology

Vygotsky vs. Piaget

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

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Child Psychology

Interactional Synchrony

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

internal working model

Child Psychology

Internal Working Models of Attachment

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

attachment conditioning

Child Psychology

Learning Theory of Attachment

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

bowlby attachment phases

Child Psychology

Stages of Attachment

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

romantic attachment styles

Child Psychology

Attachment Theory in Psychology

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

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

Cultural Historical Activity Theory 1

Child Psychology

Cultural-Historical Activity Theory

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

brain critical development

Child Psychology

Critical Period In Child Development

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

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Child Psychology

Van Ijzendoorn & Kroonenberg (1988)

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

psychosocial stages 1

Child Psychology

Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

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formal operational stage

Child Psychology

Formal Operational Stage

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

as gender

Child Psychology

Biological Theories of Gender

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

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

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

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Child Psychology

Language Acquisition Theory

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

maternal deprivation

Child Psychology

Czech Twins Case Study (Koluchová, 1976)

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

marshmallow test

Child Psychology

Marshmallow Test

Reviewed by Saul McLeod, PhD

epigenetics

Child Psychology

Nature vs. Nurture

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

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Child Psychology

Oedipus Complex: Sigmund Freud Mother Theory

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

piaget stages

Child Psychology

Piaget's Theory and Stages of Cognitive Development

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc

moral choice

Child Psychology

Piaget's Theory of Moral Development

Reviewed by Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc