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Child PsychologyAudio Course

Learn the essentials of child development and psychology with the Child Psychology Audio Course. Perfect for parents, educators, and professionals. Start your journey today!

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This course on the psychological development of children looks at the development of very young children. It deals with topics such as the development of perception, knowledge, skills and relationships. The way in which biological, social and cultural influences interact in a child’s development is a central theme, examined from different points of view in modern psychological research and theory.

This distance learning Child Psychology Course is divided into two distinct parts, and the diploma covers some of the major concepts in the field. The first part deals with the physical, social and behavioural development of the child and the influence that family, friends and their environment have in their overall development. The second part deals with understanding the child as an individual. In this you shall study various aspects such as moral development, development of gender roles, aggression in children, behavioural modification, and more.

Child Psychology is the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children. Understanding how children develop can aid in the understanding of how to raise well-balanced, productive individuals as well as provide some universal insights into human nature.

Jean Piaget, a Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his epistemological studies with children, suggested that children actually think differently than adults. Before Piaget’s work, the common assumption in psychology was that children are merely less competent thinkers than adults. According to Piaget, children are born with a very basic mental structure (genetically inherited and evolved) on which all subsequent learning and knowledge is based. Today, psychologists recognise that child psychology is unique and complex, but many differ in terms of the unique perspective they take when approaching development.

Anyone who is involved with children on a day-to-day basis will benefit from following this Child Psychology course, whether that is as a parent, educator, counsellor or carer. Those looking to pursue a career in child psychology will find this to be an excellent introduction to the subject – giving you both a solid foundation of knowledge on which to build and the confidence to commit to further study.

We also offer this course an an audio course, discover the Child Psychology Audio Course here.

Introduction
Part 1: The First Year of Life
Part 2: Infant Reflexes
Part 3: Social Development in the First Year
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Part 1: Formation of Attachments
Part 2: Animal Studies in Child Development
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Part 1: Consequences of Breakdown in Attachments
Part 2: Implications of Theories of Attachment
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Part 1: The Home, Family and School
Part 2: Effects of Maternal Employment on Children
Part 3: Families with Absent Fathers
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Part 1: Nature and Purpose of Research
Part 2: Variables, Sampling and Design of Investigations
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Part 1: The Nature/Nurture Debate
Part 2: Bower - Size Constancy
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Part 1: The Development of Language and Communication
Part 2: Outline of Language Development
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Part 1: Definitions of Intelligence
Part 2: Tests of Intelligence
Part 3: Advantages and Disadvantages of IQ Testing
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Part 1: Nature/Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence
Part 2: The Stability of IQ
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Part 1: Data Collection and Interpretation
Part 2: Data Analysis
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Part 1: How Children Think
Part 2: Studies on Egocentrism
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Part 1: How Behaviour is Acquired
Part 2: Learning and Conditioning
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Part 1: Freud's Psychodynamic Theory
Part 2: The Five Stage Theory
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Part 1: Moral Development
Part 2: Investigation of Moral Behaviour
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Part 1: The Development of Gender Roles
Part 2: Biological, Social and Cultural Theories
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Part 1: Aggression in Children
Part 2: Psychological Theories and Aggression
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Part 1: Methods Used in Child Development Research
Part 2: Designs for Examining Development
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Part 1: The Power of Play
Part 2: The Consequences of Play Deprivation
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Part 1: Learning in School
Part 2: Types of Learning
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Part 1: Behaviour Modification
Part 2: Behaviour Modification Techniques
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