Research in Child Development Psychology 2510 – Fall 2011 Instructor: John Rieser (j.rieser@vanderbilt.edu; 322-8347) This is the Fall 2011 Syllabus The Fall 2012 Syllabus will be similar but not exactly the same Course Description Purpose of the course: The course meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:45 to 10:00 in Mayborn 105. My office hours are Wednesdays from 10-12 and nearly anytime by appointment in Hobbs 217a. The course is about experimental methods of research on child development
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Introduction The common default holiday gift to give to loved ones has always been chocolate. However‚ this reoccurring chocolate gift could improve thinking skills and memory in humans. Psychologist Merrill Elias conducted a study on how diet affects cognitive abilities. Elias discovered that people who eat chocolate at least once a week tend to perform better cognitively than those who do not each chocolate regularly (Ferdman‚ March 2016). The hippocampus controls memory in the brain. The hippocampus
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Today in our classroom‚ we got to do a Skype call with a scientist that studies penguins. She studies the behavior of the penguins and she explained what they do in the wildlife. Her name was Jean Pennycook. She gave us plenty of information to stuff our heads with. She talked about penguins‚ what she does as a scientist‚ and what the wildlife is for the penguins. Here are some of the things that I have learned when we were Skyping with her. The penguins she was talking about was the Adelie penguin
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English 1200/ Section 40 19 January 2012 Study Habits for Non-studious Students Receiving a letter under your door marked “URGENT” is never something a young college student wishes to see. Well‚ not too many days ago‚ the first of hopefully not many was slid under room 302. “Christopher Lane‚ your presence is expected in the third floor common room for an important meeting.” Suddenly my heart sank as I thought to myself what I could have done to be mandated to this random meeting the second week
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Courtroom Observation Liberty University presented a case of White v. Gibbs which is about Mrs. Debbie White and Patrick Gibbs under the civil provisions of Indiana’s Dram Shop Act‚ Indiana Code 7.1-5-10-15.5. In this case Mrs. Debbie White sued Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. Because White and Gibbs do not live in the same states‚ the suit was brought in diversity in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. However‚ the suit will be decided under Indiana state
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Observation is the best tool we have to understand how children are learning and developing around us. Other than in a classroom environment‚ we can sit in cafes or listen to conversations taking place on a train. However‚ this essay will recognize the importance of observations in an institutional early years setting. It will then go on to reflect upon values‚ ethics and professionalism as we use these different strategies for observation. This essay will also consider the suitability for certain
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Children are often faced with many challenges when growing up in a dysfunctional household. Physical and emotional abuse‚ poverty‚ and neglect are major factors that impact a child’s life and development. Children in these types of environments frequently struggle to manage the challenges of everyday life. They sometimes perceive their lives as doomed‚ with no possibility of change. In some cases‚ they believe that this lack of a supportive family and the everyday challenges as normal. In most cases
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with little chairs just the right size for kids and others tall with high chairs allowing a look over the entire food court. Little kids run around them entertaining themselves and laughing as they play tag. A birthday party is going on for a little child. There are different colored balloons in a line on a long table. At the table next to me‚ three ladies chat away while the husband of one faces away from the chatter talking on the phone. There’s an employee cleaning the tables as people come and
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underneath the first teacher performance task. Before reading Donald Bear’s text Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics‚ Vocabulary‚ and Spelling Instruction‚ I had no idea that a pacing and sequence guide for learning the names and sounds of the alphabet existed. This pacing and sequence guide is the first step of making language comprehensible to students because the guide breaks down the basics of word study into three sections: early‚ middle and late letter
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The Child study data gathered has originated from observations taken at Water of Life Christian School. Water of Life Christian School is located in Fontana‚ California. In this morning class there is approximately 24 students‚ 3 teacher aids‚ and 1 lead aid named Tara. The child that this child study focuses on is named Jonathan‚ Jonathan is 3 years and 7 months old. Jonathan was chosen for this study for he was very active and vocal‚ when overlooking the whole class Jonathan was seen playing by
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