Developmental Psychology

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Which psycho-educational tests for children are available with Indian adaptation that follow the Vyogotsky school of thought?

I am quite convinced with the theoretical explanations on children’s development provided by psychologist Vyogotsky and the same school of thought. However, I am searching for some standard tests...

02 February 2015 9,436 5 View

How can a maternal stressful condition affect the offspring's cognitive ability?

How maternal stressful condition affects offspring's cognitive ability and behavior alteration? and what is the molecular mechanism involving this cognitive impairment?

02 February 2015 9,010 4 View

Which are the standard tests for assessing children's development on the basis of Vyogotsky's theory of cognitive development?

Please provide me with the information on some standard tests which deal with understanding Internalization, Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), Dynamic assessment, Learning potential, Mediated...

02 February 2015 4,061 4 View

Can anyone identify number of items representative of every dimension in Schaefer's 192-item children's report of parental behavior inventory?

See above

27 January 2015 9,679 2 View

What are some measures of peer communication, examining behavioral, affective, and linguistic aspects of communication?

We are examining 5th graders communication patterns and skills which was assessed in a 15-minute tower building task with a peer/classmate. We are looking for a coding scheme that will assess the...

01 January 2015 8,930 4 View

Can anyone identify number of items representative of every dimension in Schaefer's 192-item children's report of parental behavior inventory?

See above

01 January 2015 9,795 2 View

Is your competitive intelligence focused on what matters?

Competitive intelligence in its truest form is an ethical and essential function that involves collecting and analyzing often public but little-noticed information with an objective of “connecting...

01 January 2015 9,343 63 View

Has anyone found a negative relationship between ADHD severity and reaction time variability?

I would expect a positive relationship between ADHD severity, as measured on scales such as the Conners, and reaction time variablity (larger variability with high ADHD scores) but have found a...

01 January 2015 3,584 16 View

Can somebody recommend a free instrument measuring maternal sensitivity that would be appropriate for infants with multiple disabilities?

I am looking at mother-infant interaction in young children (aged 7-15 months), with hearing impairment and other additional/complex needs, using video recording of dyad's interaction.

22 December 2014 6,664 8 View

What are the long term effects of children' s and adolescents' social relationships on adult outcomes?

I'm particularly interested in the most compelling evidence and with magnitude of effect estimates -- for example, measure parent-child relationship quality during childhood and predict adult...

18 December 2014 4,858 16 View

Are there any studies that provide empirical evidence that child behavior influences parental personality traits or parental self-control?

I am estimating effects of parental self-control on adolescent delinquency using cross-sectional data. I need to explore the possibility that adolescent delinquency may influence parental...

12 December 2014 6,532 16 View

Can anyone give me some advice regarding psychopathic traits longitudinal investigation?

Hello everyone, I want to make a longitudinal investigation in a sample of 7-11 years old Chinese children about Psychopathic Traits and Callous-Unemotional Traits and their contextual factor, for...

12 December 2014 2,646 11 View

Can somebody recommend a free instrument measuring maternal sensitivity that would be appropriate for infants with multiple disabilities?

I am looking at mother-infant interaction in young children (aged 7-15 months), with hearing impairment and other additional/complex needs, using video recording of dyad's interaction.

12 December 2014 5,178 9 View

Is anyone doing research with seniors asking them questions about accomplishing a life review?

My study group is 65 to 85 year olds. Through interviews I'm hoping to discover if financial issues and decision-making ever arise when discussing a life review. The literature suggests that...

12 December 2014 4,635 4 View

What are the long term effects of children' s and adolescents' social relationships on adult outcomes?

I'm particularly interested in the most compelling evidence and with magnitude of effect estimates -- for example, measure parent-child relationship quality during childhood and predict adult...

12 December 2014 2,291 17 View

Do you know of any study which evaluates trauma and the effect of war on children?

We are interested in evaluating the effects of war on children who were or had victims in conflicts. Many of the tools are designed to evaluate adults, but less are specific to children (6 to 12...

12 December 2014 5,660 45 View

Is anyone doing research with seniors asking them questions about accomplishing a life review?

My study group is 65 to 85 year olds. Through interviews I'm hoping to discover if financial issues and decision-making ever arise when discussing a life review. The literature suggests that...

11 December 2014 7,773 3 View

Is there a scale to measure fast life history strategy (r-strategy)?

There are some measures for slow LHS (alhb, mini-k, hkss), but I could not find a scale for measuring fast life history strategy in humans. Does such a scale exist? Will it make sense to develop...

11 November 2014 4,385 12 View

What is life?

I mean is there a global and precise definition of life and what is considered living?

11 November 2014 6,965 17 View

Can anyone recommend a cheaper, but still as reliable, alternative to the Conners Continuous Performance Test?

I am currently planning a study looking into nutritional supplement effects on ADHD children (aged 7-10yo). I want to empirically measure the attention of ADHD and healthy control children at...

11 November 2014 9,606 8 View

Any recent and relevant literature about MMPI-2 Profile 4-6 for treatment and prognosis within an assessment of parenting capacities?

I'm doing an assessment of the parenting capacities within the forensic field and I'm looking for update reference on Profile 4-6 for treatment and prognosis.

11 November 2014 4,707 4 View

Can someone enlighten me on Z-factors?

Hi everyone, I've come across something a little strange in a study by Baum (2014), measuring the effects of a 5-day sleep restricted condition on adolescent mood using the Profile of Mood States...

10 October 2014 1,280 3 View

Can someone enlighten me on Z-factors?

Hi everyone, I've come across something a little strange in a study by Baum (2014), measuring the effects of a 5-day sleep restricted condition on adolescent mood using the Profile of Mood States...

07 October 2014 3,010 3 View

Can anyone suggest a publicly available data set with information about incarcerated women with developmental delays (especially ASD)?

Or incarcerated people with ASD generally?

09 September 2014 5,296 6 View

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