Research Methods in Lifespan Development
Gary L. Creasey, Illinois State University

ISBN-10: 0205354815
ISBN-13: 9780205354818

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2006
Format: Cloth; 464 pp
Published: 08/11/2005

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1. General Research Strategies

The Field of Human Development

Child Care Arrangements and Development: A Collaborative Study

            Influences on Development

            The Field in Summary

General Research Methods

            Initial Planning

            Defining Hypotheses and Variables

            Research Designs

Using Analog Methods to Study Hard-to-Manipulate Variables

            Summary of Research Designs

Controlling Validity ThreatsThe Subjects–Today’s Problems

            The Subjects–Tomorrow’s Problems

            The Experimenter
            Controlling Threats to External Validity

            Summary of Validity Threats

Developmental Designs

            Cross-sectional designs

            Longitudinal Designs

            Time-lag designs

            Modified Developmental Designs

            Designs and the Real World

            Developmental Designs and Methods

            Summary of Developmental Designs

Methods of Data Collection

            Data Collection Strategies I: Addressing “How”

            Data Collection Strategies II: Addressing “Good”

Summary of Methods for Data Collection

Chapter Summary/Study Thoughts

2. Participants, Researchers, and Research Settings

Sampling and Recruitment

            Sampling

Using Multiple Sampling Strategies to Obtain Sample Diversity

            Sampling Different Age Groups

            Recruitment

            Summary of Sampling and Recruitment Methods

Ethical Issues in Human Development Research

            The Institutional Review Board

            Informed Consent

            Risks and Benefits

            Confidentiality

            Vulnerable Populations

The Effects of Peer Reputation Measures

            Summary of Ethical Issues

The Experimenter

            Standardization

            Experimenter Bias

            Additional Sources of Subject Reactivity

Research Settings

            Common Research Settings

The Neighborhood Walk

Emerging Rules for Internet Research

            Summary of Research Settings

Chapter Summary/Study Thoughts

3. Newborn and Biobehavioral Assessment

Major Methodological Issues

            Sampling and Recruitment

            The Importance of Infant State

            Working with Vulnerable Infants

            Summary of Methodological Issues

Neonatal Assessment

            Common Perinatal Screening Strategies

            Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)

Box 3.1–NBAS Training as an Intervention

            Additional Behavioral Assessment Scales

            Summary of Newborn Assessment

State Regulation and Arousal

            Infant State Assessment

Box 3.2–Using the “Breathing Bear” to Assist the State Regulation of Premature Infants

            Assessment of Infant Crying

            Physiological Indices of Arousal and Regulation

            Temperament

Box 3.3–Born to Shy? A Longitudinal Study of Infant Reactivity

            Summary of State Regulation and Arousal Assessment

Growth and Motor Development

            Physical Growth

            Motor Development

            Summary of Growth and Motor Development

Chapter Summary

4. Assessing Infant Mental Abilities

Assessment of Infant Learning and Information Processing

            Habituation

Box 4.1–Physiological Measures of Habituation and Recognition Memory

            Expectancy Formation

            Instrumental Conditioning

            Object-hiding and Deferred Imitation Paradigms

            Summary of Infant Learning/Information Processing Assessment

Infant Sensation and Perception

            Touch

Box 4.2–When’s a Touch Too Much?  Infant Massage Therapy

            Chemical Sensation–Olfaction and Taste

            Visual Perception

            Auditory Perception

            Cross-Modal Transfer

            Summary of Infant Sensation and Perception

Cognition

            Object Concept Formation

            Categorization

            Space, Time, Number

            Summary of Infant Cognition Methods

Testing Infant Mental Development

            Bayley Scales of Infant Development

            Battelle Developmental Inventory

            Summary of Infant Tests of Mental Development

Play Assessment

            Methodological Considerations

            Infant Free-Play Assessments

            Elicited Play Assessments

            Summary of Play Assessment

Chapter Summary

5. Assessing Infant Emotional and Social Development

Capturing Early Emotional Development

Assessing Basic Infant Emotions

            Cognitive Developmental Status

            Emotional Elicitors

            Measuring Emotional

            Expression and States

Box 5.1–Production of Facial Expressions in Infants across Three Cultures

            Summary of Early Emotional Development

Assessing Emotion Regulation

            Definition and Basic Measurement Strategies

            Identifying Variables that Antecede Emotion Regulation

            Summary of Emotion Regulation Assessment

Assessing Infant Attachment

            Definition and Theoretical Issues

            The Strange Situation

Box 5.2–Modifying the Strange Situation

            Attachment Behavior Q-Set

Box 5.3–Is Attachment Security Universally Valued?

            Variables That Predict Attachment Security/Insecurity

The Adult Attachment Interview

            Adult Attachment Interview–A Brief Overview

            Associations with Infant Attachment

            Associations with Caregiver Sensitivity

            Frightening/Frightened Caregiver Behavior

            Summary of Adult Attachment Interview

Chapter Summary

6. Assessing Cognitive Processes in Children

Assessing Cognitive Processes In Children I: Piagetian Techniques

            Piaget’s Theory: A Brief Overview

            An Introduction to Piagetian Methods

            Summary of Piagetian Theory/Tasks

Assessing Cognitive Processes in Children II: Neo-Piagetian Methods

            A New Look at Piagetian Tasks

            Assessing Domain Specific Knowledge

Box 6.1–The Museum as a Research Context

            Assessing Theory of Mind

            Assessment of Sociodramatic Play

            Conclusions and Piaget’s Legacy

Assessing Information Processing in Children

            Major Components of the Information Processing System

            Assessing Information Processing Components and Capabilities

            Information Processing Speed

            Episodic Buffer Space

            Assessing the Efficiency of Working Memory

            Assessing Retrieval Strategies

            Summary of Information Processing Theory

Box  6.2–Assessing Eyewitness Recall in Children

Chapter Summary

7. Assessing Intelligence and Language in Children

Assessing Child Intellect

            Group-Administered Intelligence Tests

            Individual Tests of Intelligence

            Reliability and Validity of Intelligence Tests

            Assessing “Total” Intelligence

            Assessing Child Intellect–A Summary

Box 7.1–Does Television Viewing Warp Thinking?

Language Assessment

            Types of Language Assessments

            Language Development–A Very Brief Landscape

            Major Considerations in Language Assessment

Box 7.2–Assessing Private Speech

            Screening Infants and Children for Communicative Abilities

            Comprehensive, Standardized Language Tests

            Comprehensive Assessment of Language in Naturalistic Settings

            Summary of Language Assessment

Assessing the Cognitive/Linguistic Environments of Children

            Assessing Adult Mentorship Behavior

            Beyond the Parent-Child Dyad

            Assessing Cognitive/Learning Environments–A Summary

Chapter Summary

8. Assessing Social Development in Children

The Field Of Social Cognition

            Assessing Social Thinking: Are Children Good Informants?

            The Field of Social Cognition–A Summary

Box 8.1–How to Interview Children

Assessing Self-Representation and Self-Esteem

            Assessing Self-Representation

            Assessing Self-Esteem

            Summary of Self-Assessment

Assessing Gender-Related Thinking and Behavior

            Gender-Schema Theory

            Should Sex be Considered an Independent Variable?

            Assessing Gender-Related Attitudes and Preferences

            Assessing Gender Constancy and Gender-Identity

            Assessing Gender-Related Behavior

            Summary of Gender-Related Assessments

The Assessment of Perspective Taking, Moral Reasoning, Prosocial Behavior, and Emptahy/Sympathy

            The Assessment of Perspective Taking

            Assessing Moral Reasoning, Distributive Justice, and Social Conventions

            Assessing Prosocial Behavior

            The Assessment of Empathy/Sympathy

            Assessing Prosocial Reasoning and Behavior–A Summary

Assessing Relationships With Others

            Assessing Child-Caregiver Attachment

            Assessing Peer Relationships

            Assessing Relationships with Others–A Summary

Box 8.2–Why do Children Become Rejected?

Chapter Summary

9. Assessing Adolescent Development I: Biological, Cognitive, and Social Changes

Understanding Adolescent Development–A Brief Overview

            A Contemporary Framework

            Understanding Adolescent Development–A Summary

Assessing Pubertal Development

            Assessing Hormonal Concentrations

Box 9.1–An Event Sampling Method to Document Mood Changes in Adolescents

            Assessing Pubertal Change and Status

            Measuring Pubertal Development–A Summary

Measuring Cognitive Changes in Adolescence

            Piaget’s Perspective on Adolescent Thought

            Piaget’s Theory and Methods–A Summary

Box 9.2–Linking Social and Cognitive Development

            Assessing Adolescent Information Processing

            Summary of Cognitive Assessment

Assessing Social Change

            Social Changes in the Family Context

            Assessing Social Changes in the Peer Group

            Assessing Adolescent-Adult Transitions

            Assessing Social Changes–A Summary

Chapter Summary

10. Assessing Adolescent Development II: The Developmental Outcomes

Attachment and Intimacy

            Attachment

            Intimacy

            Some Remaining Questions

            Assessing Attachment and Intimacy–A Summary

Autonomy

            Emotional Autonomy

            Behavioral Autonomy

            Value Autonomy

Box 10.1–Current Issues in Moral Development Research

            Some Conclusions Regarding Autonomy Assessment

Identity

            Erikson’s Theory–A Brief Overview

            Identity–Methodological and Theoretical Issues

Box 10.2–Is Erikson’s Theory Developmentally Valid?

            Some Conclusions Regarding Identity Assessment

Achievement

            Assessing Educational Achievement

            Assessing Occupational Aspirations

            Achievement–A Summary

Sexuality

            Locating a Research Context/Sample

            What to Assess?

            Some Remaining Methodological/Theoretical Issues

            Assessing Sexuality–Some Concluding Thoughts

Chapter Summary

11. Methodological Issues in Adult Development Research I: Biological and Cognitive Changes

Methodological Issues Facing Adult Developmentalists

            What Influences Development?

            Sampling

            Maximizing Data Quality

            Biology or Environment?

            Summary

Assessing Biological and Health Ramifications of Aging

            Biology of Aging–Methodological Considerations

            Health, Disease and Health Risk

            Summary

Stress and Coping–Methodological Issues

            Stress–Definitional and Methodological Issues

Box 11.1–Parents are Hassled: No Kidding Around

            The Assessment of Coping

            Summary

Adult Cognition

            Intelligence

Box 11.2–Can We Reverse Cognitive Decline?

            Information Processing and Memory

            Summary

Chapter Summary

12. Methodological Issues in Adult Development Research II: Personality and Social Processes

Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Personality Development

            Trait Theory/Research

Box 12.1–Assessing The Personality of Children

            Stage Theories of Personality

            Summary

Assessing the Context of Marriage

            Marital Behavior

            Marital Cognitions

            Marital Quality

            Summary

Methodological Issues in Parenting Research

            What Child Outcomes Should I Predict?

            Parent Emotional Functioning

            Parent Cognitions

            Parenting Styles and Practices

            Summary

Career Development: Methodological and Assessment Issues

            The Adult Worker–Methodological Issues

            Theories of Career Development

            Assessing Career Development

            Assessing Career Development Outcomes

            Summary

Attachment at Mid- and Later Life:  Grandparenting and Intergenerational Relationships

            The Theoretical Influence of Grandparents

Box 12.2–The Intergenerational Effects of Parenting and Attachment

            Variables that Influence Grandparent-Grandchild Relationships

            Methodological Issues in Caregiving

            Summary

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