The related neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin are involved in species-typical behavior, including social recognition behavior, maternal behavior, social bonding, communication, and aggression. A ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

Historically, the study of cognition has focused mainly on adults. With the arrival of constructivist theoreticians such as Jean Piaget, cognitive developmental theory became more visible in ...

Developmental processes can have major impacts on the correlations in behaviour across contexts (contextual generality) and across time (temporal consistency) that are the hallmarks of animal ...

Child and Adolescent Development is the study of the biological, physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive growth and development of the child from conception through emerging adulthood. Using theory, ...

A program based upon a model of the normal development of social perspective taking was designed to facilitate perspective taking among fourth and fifth graders who initially performed below age norms ...

Theory of mind is typically defined as the ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of other people. This understanding allows individuals to predict how others will feel, ...

It's easy to explain why we act a certain way by saying "it's in the genes," but a group of child development scientists say the world has relied on that simple explanation far too long. The ...

As anyone who is familiar with personality trait theory knows, researchers have identified a “big five” of dispositional tendencies that reliably predict human behavioral patterns and show up almost ...

Since 2005, Management Development Perspectives (MDP) program has been providing managers and administrators with a broad understanding of University goals, challenges, and vision. Senior University ...