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Developmental psychology examines the influences of nature and nurture on the process of human development, as well as processes of change in context across time. Many researchers are interested in the interactions among personal characteristics, the individual's behavior, and environmental factors , including the social context and the built ...
Esther Thelen (May 20, 1941 – December 29, 2004) was an expert in the field of developmental psychology. [1] Thelen's research was focused on human development, especially in the area of infant development. [2] Thelen was also president of the Society for Research in Child Development and the
In the 1950s, Conger wrote a textbook titled Child Development and Personality. Until his book was published, developmental psychology textbooks were usually organized by topic and not by developmental stage. Conger served as the child psychology expert on the Mental Health Commission established by President Carter, and Rosalynn Carter was ...
The developmental psychology of Jean Piaget. [2333] [The development of the project that became this book, and its impact, is discussed in detail by Müller, U.; Burman, J. T.; Hutchison, S. M. (2013). "The developmental psychology of Jean Piaget: A quinquagenary retrospective". Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 34 (1): 52–55.
The book surveyed and synthesized the large, complex body of research on moral development and translated it for the general public. In addition to bringing him a new audience, the book articulated the implications of the best research for educational practice and childrearing and family relations.
David Scott Moore (born August 4, 1960) [1] is an American developmental psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Pitzer College, where he is the Director of the Claremont Infant Study Center. He is also Professor of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University . [ 2 ]
Daniel N. Stern (August 16, 1934 – November 12, 2012) was a prominent American developmental psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, specializing in infant development, on which he had written a number of books — most notably The Interpersonal World of the Infant (1985).
A principal forum for Riegel's elaboration of dialectical psychology was the Life-Span Developmental Psychology Conferences hosted by West Virginia University, at which Riegel was both a contributor and an active participant. The major development of Riegel's dialectic psychology took place in conjunction with a series of annual conferences on ...