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Levine, Laura E.; Munsch, Joyce – SAGE Publications (CA), 2010
Within each chapter of this innovative topical text, the authors engage students by demonstrating the wide range of real-world applications of psychological research connected to child development. In particular, the distinctive Active Learning features incorporated throughout the book foster a dynamic and personal learning process for students.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Extracurricular Activities, Active Learning, Adolescent Development
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Weiss, Maureen R.; Gill, Diane L. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
Sport and exercise psychology research appearing in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES) over the past 75 years can be characterized by re-emerging themes--hot topics in the 1930s remain hot topics now. Re-emerging themes include sportsmanship/moral development, social development/significant others, self-perceptions,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Social Development, Moral Development, Research Methodology
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Kurdek, Lawrence A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1978
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Interaction
Dickey, Barbara; And Others – 1987
A study examined Carol Gilligan's theory of moral reasoning, seeking evidence to either support or deny the claim that individuals primarily use one of two different sets of sex-related constructs to arrive at decisions when faced with moral dilemmas. Subjects, 20 young lawyers and psychologists (equally divided as to men and women), were…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Decision Making
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Enright, Robert D. – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
A social cognitive developmental model is presented integrating a Piagetian developmental model and Flavell's processing model, to describe three aspects of development. The utility of the model was tested in two studies. The results demonstrate that it is possible to increase children's social cognitive abilities instructionally. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Sperry, Len; Choy, Cathy – 1974
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of reflection-impulsivity, verbal comprehension, and achievement motivation to level of moral development. Reflection-impulsivity is a cognitive style; verbal comprehension a measurement of intelligence. A random sample of 40 boys and 40 girls was selected from the senior classes of two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Ability, Educational Research, Error of Measurement