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  • Essay / Annotated bibliography: Popular psychology - 987

    Cook, G. and Cook, JL (2010). Children's world. (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc. This is the assigned textbook for this class. This source presents information related to child development in chronological order. It contains the most researched and accepted terminology and theories in the field of psychology. Author Greg Cook has a doctorate in psychology and is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. For more than two decades, he taught courses on child development, research methods and others. Co-author Jean L. Cook holds a doctorate in psychology and human development. She is currently a professor of psychology and chair of the psychology department at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. I will use this book as my main source of information on the theories of Jean Piaget, Albert Bandura, and John Bowlby (theorists I have selected at the moment), as well as concepts related to child development. Cordón, L.A. (2005). Popular psychology, (pp22-25). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. This reference work is an encyclopedia; it attempts to cover a large number of common topics related to the field of psychology. The author's main motivation is to provide clear and concise information to his readers. This source of information is used by students from high school to college. Dr. Luis Cordón completed his master's and doctoral studies in psychology at the University of Notre Dame. He is an associate professor and chair of the psychology department at Eastern Connecticut State University. I will use this source to expand the concept of children's attachment to their parents, its different classifications and its possible emotional implications. Davis, S.F. and Palladino, J.J. (2003). ...... middle of document ...... ACT: Early Childhood Australia Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2014 from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/pdf/everyday_learning/EDL1301_SampleChapter.pdf In this source, Dr Luke Touhill discusses the 'what', 'why' and 'how' we can have meaningful conversations with children. It is written as a support resource for parents, family members and educators caring for young children. He also emphasizes that in conversation, reciprocity or the exchange of ideas with others, including our children, is at the heart of a real conversation. Currently, Dr Touhill is researching child conception service environments in Australia; this makes the source reliable. This information provides me with guidelines for establishing a quality conversation with the child to be interviewed, understanding them better and studying parent-child communication patterns...