#796 Paul Harris - Child Psychology in Twelve Questions
RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 24th 2023.
Dr. Paul Harris is Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. He is interested in the early development of cognition, emotion, and imagination. He is the author of several books, the most recent one being Child Psychology in Twelve Questions.
In this episode, we focus on Child Psychology in Twelve Questions. We get into some of the questions explored in the book, including attachment theory; language comprehension; the kinds of questions children ask; if children live in a fantasy world; if they are natural psychologists; memory; developing an understanding of emotion; morality; their trusting of adults; believing in God; understanding death; and cross-cultural variation and universality in child psychology.
Time Links:
Intro
Developmental psychology
Attachment theory
Vocabulary growth and language comprehension
Behavior genetics
What kinds of questions do children ask?
Do children live in a fantasy world?
Are children natural psychologists?
Children’s memory
Developing an understanding of emotion
Morality
Do children trust the judgments of adults?
Are children innately predisposed to believing in God?
Do children have an understanding of death?
Cross-cultural variation and universality
Follow Dr. Harris’ work!
Follow Dr. Harris’ work:
Faculty page: https://bit.ly/3y77gAV
Website: https://bit.ly/3UMOCIx
Works on ResearchGate: https://bit.ly/3SunGeP
Child Psychology in Twelve Questions: https://bit.ly/3UCYqU8
Amazon page: https://bit.ly/3EA9xbd