Advanced Developmental Psychology (PSY 620P), spring 2017
Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 am - 12:15 pm, FLP 402
Department of Psychology, University of Miami

Daniel Messinger, Ph.D., [email protected]
FLP 308, (305) 284-8443
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 1:30 - 2:30, and by appointment

Course Description: Multiple topics in developmental psychology organized into four sections: 1) Developmental theories, methodologies and conceptualizations of the biological and cultural processes that jointly influence development; 2) specific domains of development (perceptual, cognitive, social/emotional); 3) socialization processes with an emphasis on parent, peer, school, and community influences on development; 4) emerging adulthood, parenting, and aging. Emphasis will be placed on mechanisms underlying continuity and change over the lifespan.

Required Readings: Journal articles representative of current empirical work in the field will be linked to this syllabus. In addition, Bornstein, M. H., & Lamb, M. E. (2011) (Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook, 6th Edition) will be available through the library and BlackBoard. An article (and occasional chapter) will be assigned for each class (if there are two, you get to choose), though exam questions may involve additional articles on the syllabus.

Facilitating Discussion: Students will be responsible for presenting an article and facilitating class discussion approximately 2 times during the semester. To do so, please familiarize yourself with the online slides as you will use them to present your article. As needed, please edit the slides and create new slides. If you create a new slide, please consider putting your last name in the footer section of the slide. The new slides—only send the slide you will be presenting please—will be due by email 12 hours before class. Your presentations should cover integrative themes across the readings (particularly for that day), the pros and cons of different research methods for addressing the topic, and ideas regarding potential future directions/applications of the findings. The presentation/discussions are 30% of your final grade and will be based on the clarity of your presentation and understanding of the article, and the thoughtfulness of your presentation and the ensuing discussion.

Participation: 10% of your final grade will be assigned based on your level of engagement and participation in classroom discussions. Participation may include your written responses to in-class queries. Attendance is mandatory.

Exams: Students will complete two cumulative take-home exams (DUE March 9, and April 27. Exams will be short essay format and will require students to reflect upon and integrate the readings and class discussions. Each exam will have three required questions. Each question will be answered with a one page, single spaced with spaces between paragraphs response (1” margins, 12 point font) Together the exams are 60% of your final grade. Exams will be submitted through BlackBoard SafeAssign. They are governed by the Honor code: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received any aid on this exam/paper, etc.” Please review the graduate honor code here.

January 17. Introduction to Class; History and Systems in Developmental Psychology (ppt1)

Spencer, J. P., Perone, S., & Buss, A. T. (2011). Twenty years and going strong: A dynamic systems revolution in motor and cognitive development. Child Development Perspectives, 5, 260-266. 

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Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 1. Lerner, R. M., Lewin-Bizan, S., & Alberts Warren, A. E. (2011). Concepts and theories of Human Development.

January 19. Culture in Development (ppt3)

Otto, H. W. R., Schuitmaker, N., Lamm, B., Abels, M., Serdtse, Y., Yovsi, R., & Tomlinson, M. (2016). Infants’ Social Experiences in Three African Sociocultural Contexts. Child Development, n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12661 Kate_n1

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Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 2. Cole, M., & Packer, M. (2011). Culture in development.

January 24. Culture in Development (ppt4).

Lansford, J. E., Chang, L., Dodge, K. A., Malone, P. S., Oburu, P., Palmerus, K., Bacchini, D., Pastorelli, C., Bombi, A. S., Zelli, A., Tapanya, S., Chaudhary, N., Deater- Deckard, K., Manke, B., & Quinn, N. (2005). Physical discipline and children’s adjustment: Cultural normativeness as a moderator. Child Development, 76, 1234. Estefany1(n)

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Chen, X. (2012). Culture, peer interaction, and socioemotional development. Child Development Perspectives.

January 26. Developmental Design, Measurement, & Analysis (lec5.design.ppt)

Adolph, K. E., S. R. Robinson, et al. (2008). "What is the shape of developmental change?"Psychological Review115(3): 527-543. McKenzie1

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Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 3. Hartmann, D. P. & Pelzel, K. E., & Abbott, C. B. (2011). Design, Measurement, and Analysis in Developmental Research.

January 31. The biological basis of behavior and development (ppt8)

Naumova, O. Y., Hein, S., Suderman, M., Barbot, B., Lee, M., Raefski, A., Dobrynin, P. V., Brown, P. J., Szyf, M., Luthar, S. S., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2016). Epigenetic Patterns Modulate the Connection Between Developmental Dynamics of Parenting and Offspring Psychosocial Adjustment. Child Dev, 87(1), 98-110. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12485 Caitlin1

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Szyf, M. and J. Bick (2012). "DNA Methylation: A Mechanism for Embedding Early Life Experiences in the Genome." Child Development.

February 2. The biological basis of behavior and development (ppt7)  

Bernier, A., Calkins, S. D., & Bell, M. A. (2016). Longitudinal Associations Between the Quality of Mother–Infant Interactions and Brain Development Across Infancy. Child Development, 87(4), 1159-1174. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12518 Aurelie1

Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 4. Johnson, M. H. (2011). Developmental neuroscience, psychophysiology, and genetics.

Burgaleta, M., Johnson, W., Waber, D. P., Colom, R., & Karama, S. (2014). Cognitive ability changes and dynamics of cortical thickness development in healthy children and adolescents. Neuroimage, 84(0), 810-819. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.09.038

February 7. (Guest Lecture) Perceptual Development (ppt9)

Jakobsen, K., Umstead, L., & Simpson, E. (2015). Efficient human face detection in infancy. Developmental Psychobiology, 58(1), 129-136. Ana1

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Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 6. Bornstein, M. H., Arterberry, M. E., & Mash, C. (2011). Perceptual development.

February 9. Perceptual Development (ppt10).

Hadley, H., Pickron, C. B., & Scott, L. S. (2015). The lasting effects of process‐specific versus stimulus‐specific learning during infancy. Developmental Science, 18(5), 842-852. Vanesa1

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Maurer, D., Mondloch, C. J., & Lewis, T. L. (2007). Sleeper effects. Developmental Science, 10, 40-47. 

Maurer, D., & Werker, J. Perceptual narrowing during infancy: A comparison of language and faces. Developmental Psychobiology, 2014, 56, 154-178.

February 14. Cognitive Development (ppt11)

Yu, C., & Smith, L. B. (2016). The Social Origins of Sustained Attention in One-Year-Old Human Infants. Curr Biol, 26(9), 1235-1240. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.026  Christina1

Lauer, J. E., & Lourenco, S. F. (2016). Spatial Processing in Infancy Predicts Both Spatial and Mathematical Aptitude in Childhood. Psychological Science. doi: 10.1177/0956797616655977

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Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 7. Birney, D. P., & Sternberg, R. J. (2011). The development of cognitive abilities.

February 16. Cognitive Development (ppt12)

Tucker-Drob, E. M., & Bates, T. C. (2015). Large Cross-National Differences in Gene × Socioeconomic Status Interaction on Intelligence. Psychological Science. doi: 10.1177/0956797615612727 Travis1

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Byrge, L., Sporns, O. & Smith, L. B. (in press)Developmental process emerges from extended brain-body-behavior networks.Trends in Cognitive Sciences. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2014.04.010 short

February 21. Language Development (ppt13)

Warlaumont, A. S., Richards., J. A., Gilkerson, J., & Oller, D. K. (2014). A social feedback loop for speech development and its reduction in autism. Psychological Science, 25(7), 1314–1324. Kaitlyn1 doi: 10.1177/0956797614531023 [supplemental materials, Akhtar et al., commentary on Warlaumont, Warlaumont et al. response to Akhtar]

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Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 8. MacWhinney, B. (2011). Language Development.

February 23. Language Development (ppt14)

Hirsh-Pasek, K., Adamson, L. B., Bakeman, R., Owen, M. T., Golinkoff, R. M., Pace, A., Yust, P. K., & Suma, K. (2015). The Contribution of Early Communication Quality to Low-Income Children's Language Success. Psychol Sci, 26(7), 1071-1083. doi: 10.1177/0956797615581493 Sara1

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Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Song, L., Kuchirko, Y., & Luo, R. (2014). Children’s

Language Growth in Spanish and English across Early Development and Associations with School Readiness. Developmental Neuropsychology, 39 (2), 69-87.

February 28. Temperament and Emotion (ppt15)

Mattson, W. I., Cohn, J. F., Mahoor, M. H., Gangi, D. N., & Messinger, D. S. (2013). Darwin’s Duchenne: Eye constriction during infant joy and distress. PLOS ONE, 8(11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080161 Ben1

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Somerville, L.H., Jones, R.M., Ruberry, E.J., Dyke, J.P., Glover, G., & Casey, B.J.(2013). The medial prefrontal cortex and the emergence of self-conscious emotion in adolescence. Psychological Science, 24, 1554-1562.
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Fraley, R. C., Griffin, B. N., Belsky, J., & Roisman, G. I.  (2013). Developmental antecedents of political ideology:  A longitudinal investigation from birth to age 18.  Psychological Science, 23, 1425-1431

March 2. Temperament and Emotion (ppt16)

Casey, B. J., Somerville, L. H., Gotlib, I. H., Ayduk, O., Franklin, N. T., Askren, M. K., Jonides, J., Berman, M. G., Wilson, N. L., Teslovich, T., Glover, G., Zayas, V., Mischel, W., & Shoda, Y. (2011). Behavioral and neural correlates of delay of gratification 40 years later. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(36), 14998-15003. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1108561108 Marissa1  

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March 7. Socialization Experiences I. Parent-child relationships (ppt17) 

Weisman, O., et al. (2012). "Oxytocin administration to parent enhances infant physiological and behavioral readiness for social engagement." Biological Psychiatry 72(12): 982 989. Niza1

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Mesman, J., M. H. van Ijzendoorn, et al. (2009). "The many faces of the Still-Face Paradigm: A review and meta-analysis." Developmental Review 29(2): 120-162.

Beebe, B., D. Messinger, L. E. Bahrick, A. Margolis, K. A. Buck, & H. Chen (2016). A Systems View of Mother-Infant Face-to-Face Communication. Developmental Psychology. NIHMSID 759139.

Hane, A. A., & Fox, N. A. (2006). Ordinary variations in maternal caregiving of human infants influence stress reactivity. Psychological Science, 17, 550-556. 

Sheridan, M. A., N. A. Fox, et al. (2012). "Variation in neural development as a result of exposure to institutionalization early in childhood."Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Reeb-Sutherland, B.C., Levitt, P., & Fox, N.A. (2012). The predictive nature of individual differences in early associative learning and emerging social behavior. PLoS ONE; 7: e30511. PDF

Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 10. Lamb, M. E., & Lewis, C. (2011). The role of parent-child relationships in child development.

March 9. Socialization Experiences I. Parent-child relationships. (ppt18) 

Groh, A. M., Narayan, A. J., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Roisman, G. I., Vaughn, B. E., Fearon, R. M. P., & van Ijzendoorn, M. H. (2016). Attachment and Temperament in the Early Life Course: A Meta-Analytic Review. Child Development, n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12677 Jessica1

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Groh, A. M., Fearon, R. M. P., van Ijzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & Roisman, G. I. (2017). Attachment in the Early Life Course: Meta-Analytic Evidence for Its Role in Socioemotional Development. Child Development Perspectives, 11(1), 70-76. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12213

Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., & Booth-LaForce, C. (2015). Genetic moderation of stability in attachment security from early childhood to age 18 years: A replication study. Dev Psychol, 51(11), 1645-1649. doi: 10.1037/dev0000053

March 21. Socialization Experiences I. Parent-child relationships (ppt19)

MacKenzie, M. J., Nicklas, E., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2013). Spanking and Child Development Across the First Decade of Life. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1227 (Karin1)

Elizabeth T. Gershoff, Andrew Grogan-Kaylor. Spanking and Child Outcomes: Old Controversies and New Meta-Analyses. Journal of Family Psychology, 2016; DOI: 10.1037/fam0000191 (Sara2)

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March 23. Socialization Experiences I. Parent-child relationships (ppt20).

Golombok, S., Blake, L., Slutsky, J., Raffanello, E., Roman, G. D., & Ehrhardt, A. (2017). Parenting and the Adjustment of Children Born to Gay Fathers through Surrogacy. Child Development, n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12728 Aurelie2

Farr, R. H., & Patterson, C. J. (2013). Coparenting Among Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples: Associations With Adopted Children's Outcomes. Child Development, 84(4), 1226-1240. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12046 (Kate_n2)  

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March 28. Socialization Experiences II. Peer relationships (ppt21)

Hartl, A. C., Laursen, B., & Cillessen, A. H. N. (2015). A Survival Analysis of Adolescent Friendships: The Downside of Dissimilarity. Psychological Science. doi: 10.1177/0956797615588751 Kaitlyn2

Schwartz, D., Lansford, J. E., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (2015). Peer Victimization During Middle Childhood as a Lead Indicator of Internalizing Problems and Diagnostic Outcomes in Late Adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 44(3), 393-404. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2014.881293 Ana2

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Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 11. Rubin, K. H., Coplan, R. J., Chen, X., Bowker, J., & McDonald, K. L. (2011). Peer relationships in childhood.

March 30. Socialization Experiences II. Peer relationships (ppt22)

Chein, J., Albert, D., O’Brien, L., Uckert, K., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Peers increase adolescent risk taking by enhancing activity in the brain’s reward circuitry. Developmental Science, 14, F1-F10. Vanesa2

Silva, K., Chein, J., & Steinberg, L. (2016). Adolescents in Peer Groups Make More Prudent Decisions When a Slightly Older Adult Is Present. Psychological Science, 27(3), 322-330. doi: doi:10.1177/0956797615620379 Ben2

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Murray-Close, D., & Ostrov, J. M. (2009). A longitudinal study of forms and functions ofaggressive behavior in early childhood. Child Development, 80, 828-842.  

Coplan, R. J., Prakash, K., O’Neil, K., & Armer, M. (2004). Do you “want” to play? Distinguishing between conflicted shyness and social disinterest in early childhood. Developmental Psychology, 40, 244-258.

April 4. Socialization Experiences III - School and Community (ppt23)

Schaefer, D. R., Light, J. M., Fabes, R. A., Hanish, L. D., & Martin, C. L.. Fundamental principles of network formation among preschool children. Social Networks (2010). Niza2

Paluck, E. L., Shepherd, H., & Aronow, P. M. (2016). Changing climates of conflict: A social network experiment in 56 schools. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1514483113 Mckenzie2

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Lynn Martin, C., Fabes, R. A., Hanish, L. D., & Hollenstein, T. (2005). Social dynamics in the preschool. Developmental Review, 25(3–4), 299-327. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2005.10.001.

Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 12 Eccles, J. S., & Roeser, R. W. (2011). School and community influences on human development.

April 11. Socialization Experiences III. School and Community (ppt24)

Vandell, D. L., Burchinal, M., & Pierce, K. M. (2016). Early Child Care and Adolescent Functi http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessinger/oning at the End of High School: Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Marissa2

Campbell, F., Conti, G., Heckman, J. J., Moon, S. H., Pinto, R., Pungello, E., & Pan, Y. (2014). Early Childhood Investments Substantially Boost Adult Health. Science, 343(6178), 1478-1485. doi: 10.1126/science.1248429 Jessica2

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Del Giudice, M. (2014). Middle Childhood: An Evolutionary-Developmental Synthesis. Child Development Perspectives, 8(4), 193-200. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12084

April 13. Beyond Childhood: Socialization Experiences III. School and Community (ppt25)

Brody, G. H., Miller, G. E., Yu, T., Beach, S. R. H., & Chen, E. (2016). Supportive Family Environments Ameliorate the Link Between Racial Discrimination and Epigenetic Aging. Psychological Science, 27(4), 530-541. doi: doi:10.1177/0956797615626703 Caitlin2

Evans, G. W., & Kutcher, R. (2011). Loosening the link between childhood poverty and adolescent smoking and obesity: The protective effects of social capital. Psychological Science, 22, 3-7.  

Brody, G. H., Miller, G. E., Yu, T., Beach, S. R. H., & Chen, E. (2016). Supportive Family Environments Ameliorate the Link Between Racial Discrimination and Epigenetic Aging: A Replication Across Two Longitudinal Cohorts. Psychological Science, 27(4), 530-541. doi: doi:10.1177/0956797615626703

Dezutter, J., Waterman, A. S., Schwartz, S. J., Luyckx, K., Meca, A., Kim, S. Y., Whitbourne, S. K., Zamboanga, B. L., Lee, R. M., Hardy, S. A., Forthun, L. F., Ritchie, R. A., Weisskirch, R. S., Brown, E. J., & Caraway, S. J. (2014). Meaning in life in emerging adulthood: A person-oriented approach. Journal of Personality, 82, 57-68. Download

April 18. Beyond Childhood: Transition to parenthood (ppt26)

Abraham, E., Hendler, T., Shapira-Lichter, I., Kanat-Maymon, Y., Zagoory-Sharon, O., Feldman, R. (2014). Father’s brain is sensitive to childcare experiences. PNAS. Estefany2

Feldman, R., Rosenthal, Z., & Eidelman, A. I. (2014). Maternal-Preterm Skin-to-Skin Contact Enhances Child Physiologic Organization and Cognitive Control Across the First 10 Years of Life. Biological Psychiatry, 75(1), 56-64. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.012 Christina2

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Atzil, S., Touroutoglou, A., Rudy, T., Salcedo, S., Feldman, R., Hooker, J. M., Dickerson, B. C., Catana, C., & Barrett, L. F. (2017). Dopamine in the medial amygdala network mediates human bonding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1612233114 http://www.pnas.org/content/114/9/2361.full.pdf

Rilling, J. K., & Young, L. J. (2014). The biology of mammalian parenting and its effect on offspring social development. Science, 345(6198), 771-776. doi: 10.1126/science.1252723 

 Doss, B. D., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., & Markman, H. J. (2009). The effect of the transition to parenthood on relationship quality: An 8-year prospective study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 96, 601-619.

Nelson, S. K., Kushlev, K., English, T., Dunn, E. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). In defense of parenthood: Children are associated with more joy than misery. Psychological Science, 24, 3-10.  

April 20. Beyond Childhood: Adulthood (ppt27)

Strohminger, N., & Nichols, S. (2015). Neurodegeneration and Identity. Psychol Sci, 26(9), 1469-1479. doi: 10.1177/0956797615592381 Travis2

Ritchie, S. J., Tucker-Drob, E. M., Cox, S. R., Corley, J., Dykiert, D., Redmond, P., Pattie, A., Taylor, A., Sibbett, R., Starr, J. M., & Deary, I. J. (2016). Predictors of ageing-related decline across multiple cognitive functions. Intelligence, 59, 115-126. Link (Open Access). Karin2

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Waldinger, RJ., Vaillant, GE., and Orav, EJ. (2007) “Childhood Sibling Relationships as a Predictor of Major Depression in Adulthood: A 30-Year Prospective Study.” American Journal of Psychiatry, 164:6, 949-954.

Gangi, D. N., Messinger, D. S., Martin, E. R., & Cuccaro, M. L. (2016). Dopaminergic variants in siblings at high risk for autism: Associations with initiating joint attention. Autism Research, n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1002/aur.1623

Thomas, M. S. C., Davis, R., Karmiloff-Smith, A., Knowland, V. C. P., & Charman, T. (2015). The over-pruning hypothesis of autism. Developmental Science, n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1111/desc.12303.

Messinger, D., Young, G. S., Ozonoff, S., Dobkins, K., Carter, A., Zwaigenbaum, L., Landa, R. J., Charman, T., Stone, W. L., Constantino, J. N., Hutman, T., Carver, L. J., Bryson, S., Iverson, J. M., Strauss, M. S., Rogers, S. J., & Sigman, M. (2013).  Beyond Autism: A Baby Sibling Research Consortium Study of High-Risk Children at Three Years of Age. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 52(3), 300-308. NIHMS 431543. PubMed 23452686.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v542/n7641/abs/nature21369.html#supplementary-information

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