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Psychology

Preschool and Social Skills. Boy and girl are they different?

by scirp Posted on July 8, 2014
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Author：Rosa Maria Silva Gomes Why bullying is much associated with behavior problems in school boys. In the case of negative social interactions, children tend to be rejected among peers. The boys are seen as more aggressive and girls as more … Continue reading →

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Myths and Reality for Divorce: Little Children, Big Challenges

by scirp Posted on May 28, 2014
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Author: Thomas Babalis People say that it is better for a child to have two happy separated parents rather than a united misery in the house. Partly this is true. But what really is the effect of divorce on preschool … Continue reading →

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Is it Possible to Increase the Effectiveness of Traditional Methods of Treating Obesity?

by scirp Posted on May 27, 2014
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Author：Boris B. Pinkhasov Why such a traditional methods of treating obesity as restrictive diets and increased physical activity have shown success for short-term weight loss, but long-term results are disappointing because regaining weight is the rule. One of the most … Continue reading →

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No Child Confederates Needed

by scirp Posted on March 26, 2014
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Author(s): Aiko Hanayama, Kazuo Mori  In many of the experimental research in social psychology, experimenters’ confederates were inevitable for creating the experimental setting required for the research goals. For example, one of the well-known classical research in social psychology is the … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Profile of Sexually Abused Children in Japan: An analysis of WISC-III Subtests compared with Physically Abused, Neglected, and Non-Maltreated Children

by scirp Posted on March 12, 2014
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In previous studies, a subtest profile of the Wechsler series test was used to characterize maltreated children. Specifically, a higher score on the Picture Completion suggested hypervigilance symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (Frankel et al., 2000). The aim of … Continue reading →

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Psychological Trauma Facilitates a Visual Cognitive Function

by scirp Posted on February 27, 2014
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Child abuse and neglect are extremely traumatic experience; they have terribly deleterious effects on victim child’s development. The earliest report on “battered child syndrome” described mental retardation in abused children. However, hard and harsh conditions could be mental pabulum for … Continue reading →

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The Effect of Family Structure on the Development of Bilinguality

by scirp Posted on January 24, 2014
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There are millions of immigrant families living in western countries who struggle to maintain their heritage language and cultural identity for themselves as well as their children. When immigrants move to the western countries their native language is often forgotten … Continue reading →

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The Impact of Preschool Social-Emotional Development on Academic Success of Elementary School Students

by scirp Posted on January 14, 2014
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School readiness is typically defined in terms of a child’s cognitive skills, but also includes the child’s capacity to regulate emotions and be able to show positive social interactions and cooperation in the classroom. Nevertheless, most preschool curricula focus primarily … Continue reading →

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