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Arnold J. Sameroff
Arnold J. Sameroff is an American Developmental psychology, developmental psychologist. He researches and writes about developmental theory and the factors that contribute to mental health and psychopathology, especially related to risk and resilience. Together with Michael Chandler he is known for developing the transactional model of development. He is one of the founders of the field of developmental psychopathology. Early life and education Sameroff was born in Detroit, Detroit, Michigan and attended Clark University before receiving a BS in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1961, a PhD from Yale University supervised by William Kessen in 1965, and then completed a two-year NIMH post-doctoral fellowship with Hanus Papousek, a developmental pediatrician, at the Institute for the Care of Mother and Child in Prague, Czech Republic from 1965 to 1967. Career Sameroff's first academic position was a joint appointment in Psychology, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Developmental Psychology
Developmental psychology is the science, scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult development, aging, and the entire lifespan. Developmental psychologists aim to explain how thinking, feeling, and behaviors change throughout life. This field examines change across three major dimensions, which are physical development, cognitive development, and social emotional development. Within these three dimensions are a broad range of topics including motor skills, executive functions, morality, moral understanding, language acquisition, social change, personality, emotional development, self-concept, and identity formation. 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 inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
