Child Psychology Level 3

In the opening unit, you’ll take a look at psychology as a science, as well as some of the differing approaches to child psychology such as nature Vs nurture. You’ll examine Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems model of child development, as well as the ‘evolutionary’, ‘social’, ‘information processing’, and ‘psychodynamic’ approach.

In the second unit, you’ll examine the cognitive development of humans as they grow, and the psychological stages we move through as we mature. You’ll study Kohlberg’s stage theory of gender development, along with Dr John Money’s bio-social theory. Moving on, you’ll take a look at how children’s language skills develop, along with Chomsky and Bruner’s theories of language acquisition. Finally, you’ll learn how children gain a sense of morality and ethics, and take a look at classical conditioning and social learning theories.

In unit three, you’ll learn how psychological research is conducted, the difference between types of data such as quantitative and qualitative, along with some of the ways in which data is collected. You’ll also discover how data is analysed and presented, as well as how research reports are written.

In the fourth unit, you’ll delve into the two aspects of positive psychology, and gain a thorough understanding of the concepts of deprivation, delinquency, and privation through the examination of relevant case studies. Finally, you’ll learn about biological and educational differences such as Down’s Syndrome and autism as causes for developmental delay.

Unit five will cover the psychology of friendship, bullying, and play, along with the developmental theories relating to each. You’ll also take a look at some of the interventions which have been created in order to tackle the problem of bullying.