Developmental psychology
Encyclopedia articles
- Attachment — The emotional bond between a child and a significant caregiver (J. Bowlby). Attachment style influences adult relationships.
- Resilience — Psychological hardiness — the capacity to recover from stress, adapt to adversity, and maintain functioning.
- Developmental stages — Theories of the sequential phases of human cognitive, emotional, and social development. Includes contributions from Piaget, Erikson, and Vygotsky.
- Object relations theory — Psychoanalytic school emphasizing internalized relationships with significant objects as the foundation of psychic structure. Includes contributions from Klein, Winnicott, Fairbairn, and Kernberg.
- Intelligence — General capacity for adaptation, learning, and problem-solving. One of the most debated concepts in psychology, with multiple theories about its structure and measurement.
Tests
- AQ-10 — Autism-Spectrum Quotient (short version) (10 items)
- RAADS-R — Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (80 items)
- CAT-Q — Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (25 items)
- ECR-R — Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (36 items)
- Attachment Style — Attachment Style Quiz (20 items)
Authors
Books
- Attachment and Loss (1969)
- Playing and Reality (1971)
- Thought and Language (1934)
- The Child's Conception of the World (1929)
- Childhood and Society (1950)
- Patterns of Attachment (1978)
- The Drama of the Gifted Child (1979)
- Affect Regulation, Mentalization, and the Development of the Self (2002)
- The Psychological Birth of the Human Infant (1975)
- The Interpersonal World of the Infant (1985)
- Learning to Love (1971)
- The Unconscious Image of the Body (1984)
- Frankenstein (1818)
- Flowers for Algernon (1966)
- The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
- Lord of the Flies (1954)
- Norwegian Wood (1987)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003)
- The Cement Garden (1978)
- Atonement (2001)
- The Kite Runner (2003)
- Room (2010)
- The Patrick Melrose Novels (1992)
- The Confusions of Young Törless (1906)
- The Speed of Dark (2003)
- The Wasp Factory (1984)
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2003)
Experiments
- Little Albert Experiment (1920)
- Bobo Doll Experiment (1961)
- Harlow's Monkeys (1958)
- Ainsworth's Strange Situation (1970)
- Marshmallow Test (1972)
- Visual Cliff (1960)
- Blue Eyes / Brown Eyes Exercise (1968)
- Piaget's Conservation Tasks (1952)
- Mischel's Delay of Gratification (1972)
- Pygmalion Effect (Rosenthal) (1968)
- Clark Doll Study (1947)
- Kohlberg's Heinz Dilemma (1958)
- Mirror Self-Recognition Test (1970)
- Adult Attachment Styles (1987)