Psychological and neurophysiological child development
Main researcher
: ŽUŽUL, MIOMIR (91986) Assistants
MILJEVIĆ-RIĐIČKI, RENATA (145481)
BRATKO, DENIS (188841)
KERESTEŠ, GORDANA (180331)
Type of research: basic Duration from: 01/01/91. to 01/01/97. Papers on project (total): 48
Papers on project quoted in Current Contents: 2
Institution name: Filozofski fakultet - Humanističke znanosti, Zagreb (130) Department/Institute: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Phylosophy, Zagreb Address: Ivana Lučića 3 City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
Communication
Fax: 385 (0)1 6120 037
Phone: 385 (0)1 6120 100
E-mail: gkereste@ffzg.hr
Summary: The main project objective is to identify characteristics
of the psychological and neurophysiological development of a child and
main factors which have the impact on the development. Within the main
goal the project should investigate the factors and their influences on
the development of intelligence, personality, and aggressive and prosocial
behaviour. The project is interested in the impact of the parent's
characteristics on child development, as well as in the anomalous
development and in the factors which bring to impaired development. The
data and knowledge gathered in this longitudinal project should give
theoretical contribution to the understanding of the development and
result with practical advices for all the profesionals who work with
children. Therefore the obtained results should help in better planning
and implementation of the preventive and therapeutic programs for child's
development.
Keywords: longitudinal research, psychological development, neurophisiological development
Research goals: 1. The main objective of the project is to identify
characteristics of the psychological and neurophisiological development of
a child, specifically of the intelligence and agressiveness and prosocial
behaviour as personality characteristics. 2. The aim of the project is to
investigate some of the behavioral genetic factors of the development of
mentioned characteristics and abillities, particularly some parental
variables. 3. Identification of some factors which cause impaired
development of the characteristics of the interes. Expected contribution:
the contribution to the theoretical knowledge base of the development
ofintelligence and personality characteristics and contribution to the
development of the programms for the prevention of the anomalous
development. Other information about the project.