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Maternal care quality and early childhood personality development

Development, like change, is the one thing constant that permeates throughout the lifespan of an individual.

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Prejudice and aggression: the connection between underlying sentiments and behavioral expression

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Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs and development

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Gender-based sex roles and romantic love in American society

Different human societies define romantic love according to specific cultural beliefs about gender-based sex roles and social mores about sexual expression.

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Historical perspectives on the nature-nurture debate in child development

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Cognitive dissonance and opinion change in forced compliance situations

This study reviews how people react when forced to say or engage in behaviors contrary to their personal beliefs or opinions.

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Jake's obsessive-compulsive disorder: diagnosis and treatment analysis

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Erik Erikson's theory of identity crisis in adolescent development

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Using social influence to increase senior activity and volunteerism

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Gender differences in mother-child interactions explained through sociocultural theory

In the case study of the eight girls and eight boys and their mother's interactions with them, a distinct difference between the way the mother's treated the different genders exists.

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