Advanced Developmental Psychology (PSY 620P), Spring 2015
Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 am – 12:15 pm, FLP 302
Department of Psychology, University of Miami
Office Hours: Tuesdays 12:30 - 2:30, and by appointment

Course Description: In this course we will cover a number of current topics in developmental psychology. The course is divided into four modules. In the first module, developmental theories, methodologies and conceptualizations of the internal and external processes that jointly influence development will be discussed. In the second module, an overview of specific domains of development (perceptual, cognitive, social/emotional) will be covered. In the third module, socialization processes will be discussed with an emphasis on parent, peer, school, and community influences on development. In the final module, issues pertaining to emerging adulthood and the transition through adulthood will be discussed. Throughout the semester, emphasis will be placed on mechanisms underlying continuity and change over the lifespan.

Required Readings: Bornstein, M. H., & Lamb, M. E. (2011). Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook (6th Edition). New York, NY: Psychology Press. Each week, 3 to 6 additional readings will be assigned that are representative of current empirical work in the field. These papers will be available on Blackboard or linked to this syllabus.

Exams: Students will complete a take-home midterm (DUE MARCH 18th) and a take-home final (DUE MAY 4th) exam. Exams will be short essay format and will require students to reflect upon and integrate the readings and class discussions. Together the exams are 65%of your final grade. Exams will be submitted through BlackBoard’s 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.

Discussion Facilitation: Students will be responsible for facilitating discussion during class approximately 4 times over the course of the semester. To do so, you will be responsible for presenting the article and coordinating class discussion. Please familiarize yourself with the class’ 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. Slides 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 discussion sessions you are responsible for will be worth 20% of your final grade and will be based on the thoughtfulness and quality of your presentations and ensuing discussion.

Thought Questions: Once during the semester, please share a question or comment about the readings with the class (and the person who is presenting that reading) through the Blackboard Discussion Board. Questions are due 24 hours before class. This will help facilitate discussion.

Participation: 15% of your final grade will be assigned based on your level of engagement and participation in classroom discussions, and your thought questions. Participation may include your written responses to in-class queries. These will be brief and typically cover a single key concept found in the readings that we have discussed in class. Attendance is mandatory.

January 13th – Introduction to Class; History and Systems in Developmental Psychology (ppt1)

January 15th – History and Systems in Developmental Psychology (ppt2)

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

1.            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. Brian1

Optional: Bronfenbrenner, U. (1986). Ecology of the family as a context for human development: Research perspectives. Developmental Psychology, 22(6), 723-742.

Week 2  (Babies)

January 20st – Culture in Development (ppt3)

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

January 22nd – Culture in Development (ppt4).

2.            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. Jamie1

3.            Chen, X., Chen, H., Li, D., & Wang, L. (2009). Early childhood behavioral inhibition and social and school adjustment in Chinese children: A 5-year longitudinal study. Child Development, 80, 1692-1704. Sarah1

4.            Chen, X. (2012). Culture, peer interaction, and socioemotional development. Child Development Perspectives. Caroline1

5.            Bulotsky‐Shearer, R. J., Manz, P. H., Mendez, J. L., McWayne, C. M., Sekino, Y., & Fantuzzo, J. W. (2012). Peer play interactions and readiness to learn: A protective influence for African American preschool children from low‐income households. Child Development Perspectives, 6(3), 225-231. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00221.x Liz1

January 27th – Developmental Design, Measurement, & Analysis (lec5.design.ppt)

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

January 29th – Design, Measurement, & Analysis (ppt6)

6.            Oller DK, Niyogi P, Gray S, Richards JA, Gilkerson J, Xu D, Yapanel U, Warren SF: Automated vocal analysis of naturalistic recordings from children with autism, language delay, and typical development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2010, 107:13354-13359. Carolyn1

7.            Adolph, K. E., S. R. Robinson, et al. (2008). "What is the shape of developmental change?"Psychological Review115(3): 527-543. Mike1

8.            Brody, G. H., Chen, Y-F., Murry, V. M., Ge, X., Simons, R. L., Gibbons, F. X., Gerrard, M., & Cutrona, C. E. (2006). Perceived discrimination and the adjustment of African American youths: A five-year longitudinal analysis with contextual moderation effects. Child Development, 77, 1170-1189. BreAnne1

9.            Fraley, R. C., Roisman, G. I., & Haltigan, J. D. (2013). The legacy of early experiences in development: Formalizing alternative models of how early experiences are carried forward over time. Dev Psychol, 49(1), 109-126. Sunni1

Optional:

Shaw, D. S., Connell, A., Dishion, T. J., Wilson, M. N., & Gardner, F. (2009). Improvements in maternal depression as a mediator of intervention effects on early childhood behavior problems. Development and Psychopathology, 21, 417-439.

February 3rd – The biological basis of behavior and development (http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessingerhttps://dmessinger.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/www/c_c/PSY620/lec7.biobase.pptx)

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

February 5th – The biological basis of behavior and development (ppt8)

10.         Champagne, F. A., & Mashoodh, R. (2009). Genes in Context Gene–Environment Interplay and the Origins of Individual Differences in Behavior. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(3), 127-131. Cf. Szyf, M. and J. Bick (2012). "DNA Methylation: A Mechanism for Embedding Early Life Experiences in the Genome." Child Development. Ruth1

11.         Lister, R., Mukamel, E. A., Nery, J. R., Urich, M., Puddifoot, C. A., Johnson, N. D., Lucero, J., Huang, Y., Dwork, A. J., Schultz, M. D., Yu, M., Tonti-Filippini, J., Heyn, H., Hu, S., Wu, J. C., Rao, A., Esteller, M., He, C., Haghighi, F. G., Sejnowski, T. J., Behrens, M. M., & Ecker, J. R. (2013). Global epigenomic reconfiguration during mammalian brain development. Science, 341(6146), 1237905. doi: 10.1126/science.1237905. lisa1

12.         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 Ashley1

13.         Uddin, L. Q., Supekar, K., & Menon, V. (2013). Reconceptualizing functional brain connectivity in autism from a developmental perspective. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00458 Emily1

14.         Chen, E., Cohen, S., & Miller, G. E. (2010). How low socioeconomic status affects 2-year hormonal trajectories in children. Psychological Science, 21, 31-37. Kelly1

Alternates:

February 10th – Perceptual Development (ppt9)

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

February 12th – Perceptual Development (ppt10)

15.         Maurer, D., & Werker, J. Perceptual narrowing during infancy: A comparison of language and faces. Developmental Psychobiology , 2014, 56 , 154-178.brian2

16.         Vogel, M., Monesson, A., & Scott, L. S. (2012). Building biases in infancy: The influence of race on face and voice emotion matching. Developmental Science, 15, 359-372. Krystal1

17.         Papageorgiou, K. A., Smith, T. J., Wu, R., Johnson, M. H., Kirkham, N. Z., & Ronald, A. (2014). Individual Differences in Infant Fixation Duration Relate to Attention and Behavioral Control in Childhood. Psychological Science. doi: 10.1177/0956797614531295 lisa2

18.         Jones, W., & Klin, A. (2013). Attention to eyes is present but in decline in 2-6-month-old infants later diagnosed with autism. Nature, 504(7480), 427-431. doi: 10.1038/nature12715 emily2

Alternate:

Week 6 Seminar in Biological Psychology

February 17th Cognitive Development (ppt11)

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

February 19th – Cognitive Development (ppt12)

19.         Nisbett, R.E., Aronson. J., Blair, C., Dickens, W., Flynn, J., Halpern, D., & Turkheimer, E. (2012). Intelligence: New findings and theoretical developments. American Psychologist, 67, 130-159 Mike2

20.         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 Caroline2

21.         Herrmann, E., Hernandez-Lloreda, M. V., Call, J., Hare, B., & Tomasello, M. (2010). The structure of individual differences in the cognitive abilities of children and chimpanzees. Psychological Science, 21, 102-110. Sunni2

22.         Tucker-Drob, E. M., Rhemtulla, M., Harden, K. P., Turkheimer, E., & Fask, D. (2010). Emergence of a Gene × Socioeconomic Status Interaction on Infant Mental Ability Between 10 Months and 2 Years. Psychological Science, 22(1), 125-133. Kelly2

February 24th – Language Development (ppt13)

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

February 26th – Language Development (ppt14)

23.         Goldstein, M. H., & Schwade, J. A. (2008).Social Feedback to Infants' Babbling Facilitates Rapid Phonological Learning. Psychological Science, 19(5), 515-523. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02117.x Jamie2

24.         T Tardif, P Fletcher, W Liang, Z Zhang, N Kaciroti, VA Marchman (2008). Baby's first 10 words. Developmental Psychology 44 (4), 929 Liz2

25.         Hoff, E. (2003). The Specificity of Environmental Influence: Socioeconomic Status Affects Early Vocabulary Development Via Maternal Speech. Child Development, 74(5), 1368–1378. Krystal2

26.         Cruz, I., Quittner, A. L., Marker, C., DesJardin, J. L., & the, C. I. T. (2013). Identification of Effective Strategies to Promote Language in Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants. Child Development, 84(2), 543-559. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01863.x Ruth2

Alternate

March 3rd – Temperament and Emotion (ppt15)

27.         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. Lisa3

28.         Degnan, K. A., Hane, A. A., Henderson, H. A.,Moas, O. L., Reeb-Sutherland, B. C., & Fox, N. A. (2010) Longitudinal stability of temperamental exuberance and social-emotional outcomes in early childhood.Developmental Psychology. Sarah2

29.         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  Ashley2

30.         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 BreAnne2

Optional:

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

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March 5th – Temperament and Emotion (ppt16)

Bornstein & Lamb: Chapter 9. Thompson, R. A., Winer, A. C., & Goodvin, R. (2011). The individual child: Temperament, emotion, self, and personality.

March 17th -- Socialization Experiences I – Parent-child relationships (ppt18)

31.         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.Jamie3

32.              Raby, K. L., Cicchetti, D., Carlson, E. A., Cutuli, J. J., Englund, M. M., & Egeland, B. (2012). Genetic and Caregiving-Based Contributions to Infant Attachment. Psychological Science, 23(9), 1016-1023. doi: 10.1177/0956797612438265 Emily3

33.              Hane, A. A., & Fox, N. A. (2006). Ordinary variations in maternal caregiving of human infants influence stress reactivity. Psychological Science, 17, 550-556.Carolyn2

34.         van Ijzendoorn, M. H., Belsky, J., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (2012). Serotonin transporter genotype 5HTTLPR as a marker of differential susceptibility? A meta-analysis of child and adolescent gene-by-environment studies. Transl Psychiatry, 2, e147. doi: 10.1038/tp.2012.73 Brian3

Alternate/Optional:

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.

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

March 24th -- Socialization Experiences I – Parent-child relationships (ppt19)

35.              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 Kelly3

36.         Ispa, J. M., Fine, M. A., Halgunseth, L. C., Harper, S., Robinson, J., Boyce, L., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Brady-Smith, C. (2004). Maternal intrusiveness, maternal warmth, and mother-toddler relationship outcomes: Variations across low-income ethnic and acculturation groups. Child Development, 75, 1613. Carolyn3

37.         Kochanska, G., & Kim, S. (2013). Early attachment organization with both parents and future behavior problems: From infancy to middle childhood. Child Development, 84(1), 283-296. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01852.x Liz3

38.         Raby, K. L., Roisman, G. I., Fraley, R. C., & Simpson, J. A. (2014). The Enduring Predictive Significance of Early Maternal Sensitivity: Social and Academic Competence through Age 32 Years. Child Development, n/a-n/a. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12325 Caroline3

Alternate/Optional:

March 26th – Socialization Experiences I – Parent-child relationships (ppt20)

39.         Lansford, J. E. (2009). Parental divorce and children’s adjustment. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4, 140-152. Sarah3

40.              Martin, A., Ryan, R. M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2010). When fathers' supportiveness matters most: Maternal and paternal parenting and school readiness. Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 145-155. Breanne3

41.         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 Sunni3

42.         Golombok, S., L. Mellish, S. Jennings, P. Casey, F. Tasker and M. E. Lamb (2014). "Adoptive Gay Father Families: Parent–Child Relationships and Children's Psychological Adjustment." Child Development 85(2): 456-468. Mike3

Alternate/Optional:

March 31st – Socialization Experiences II – Peer relationships (ppt21)

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

April 2nd – Socialization Experiences II – Peer relationships (ppt22)

43.         Murray-Close, D., & Ostrov, J. M. (2009). A longitudinal study of forms and functions ofaggressive behavior in early childhood. Child Development, 80, 828-842. Krystal3

44.         Rudolph, K. D., Lansford, J. E., Agoston, A. M., Sugimura, N., Schwartz, D., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (2014). Peer Victimization and Social Alienation: Predicting Deviant Peer Affiliation in Middle School. Child Development, 85(1), 124-139. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12112 Ashley3

45.         Degnan, K. A., Almas, A. N., Henderson, H. A., Hane, A. A., Walker, O. L., & Fox, N. A. (2014). Longitudinal trajectories of social reticence with unfamiliar peers across early childhood. Developmental Psychology, 50(10), 2311-2323. doi: 10.1037/a0037751 Jamie4

46.         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. Ruth3

Alternate:

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 7th: Socialization Experiences III - School and Community (ppt23)

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

April 9th – Socialization Experiences III – School and Community (ppt24)

47.              NICHD_Early_Child_Care_Research_Network. (2006).Child-Care Effect Sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.American Psychologist, 61(2), 99-116. krystal4

48.  Vandell, D. L., Belsky, J., Burchinal, M., Steinberg, L., & Vandergrift, N. (2010). Do effects of early child care extend to age 15 years? Results from the NICHD study of early child care and youth development. Child Dev, 81(3), 737-756. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01431.x liz4

49.         Neel, C. G.-O., & Fuligni, A. (2013). A Longitudinal Study of School Belonging and Academic Motivation Across High School. Child Development, 84(2), 678-692. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01862.x Mike4

 

50.         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.  lisa4

Optional:

Howes, C., Sanders, K., & Lee, L. (2008). Entering a new peer group in ethnically and linguistically diverse childcare classrooms. Social Development, 17,

Clampet-Lundquist, S., Edin, K., Kling, J. R., & Duncan, G. J. (2011). Moving teenagers out of high-risk neighborhoods: How girls fare better than boys. American Journal of Sociology, 116, 1154-1189.

FIRST-YEAR MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST 7 YEARS JEANNE BROOKS-GUNN, WEN-JUI HAN, AND JANE WALDFOGEL. ABSTRACT. (2010). Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 75(2), vii-ix. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5834.2010.00562.x  Additional sections of the report.

April 14th – Beyond Childhood: The transition to adulthood & parenthood (ppt25)

51.         McKown, C. (2013). Social Equity Theory and Racial-Ethnic Achievement Gaps. Child Development, 84(4), 1120-1136. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12033 sunni4

52.         Rutter, M. (1989). Pathways from childhood to adult life. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 30, 23-51. brian4

53.         Arnett, J. J. (2007). Emerging adulthood: What is it and what is it good for? Child Development Perspectives, 1, 68-73. emily4

54.         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 caroline4

Lee, C., & Gramotnev, H. (2007). Life transitions and mental health in a national cohort of young Australian women. Developmental Psychology, 43, 877-888.

Masten, A. S., & Tellegen, A. (2012). Resilience in developmental psychopathology: Contributions of the Project Competence Longitudinal Study. Development and Psychopathology, 24, 345-361.

April 16th – Beyond Childhood: Transition to parenthood (ppt26)

55.         

Weisman, O., et al. (2012). "Oxytocin administration to parent enhances infant physiological and behavioral readiness for social engagement." Biological Psychiatry 72(12): 982 989. Kelly4

56.         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. Carolyn4

57.              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. BreAnne4

Alternate.

58.              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.

April 21st – Beyond Childhood: Transition to parenthood, middle adulthood (ppt27)

59.         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. Ashley4

 

60.         Whitbourne, S. K., Sneed, J. R., & Sayer, A. (2009). Psychosocial development from college through midlife: A 34-year sequential study. Developmental Psychology, 45, 1328-1340. Sara4

 

61.         Urry, H. L., & Gross, J. J. (2010). Emotion regulation in older age. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 19, 352-257. Ruth4

Alternate.

Feldman, R., Sussman, A. L., Zigler, E. (2004). Parental leave and work adaptation at the transition to parenthood: Individual, marital, and social correlates. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 25, 459-479.