Mothering Sunday

By tim, on March 22nd, 2009 at 7:26 pm

A relaxing day – mostly!

It started off with me taking a photograph of the elephant in the corner of the room:

The elephant in the corner of the room

He’s not mine, but he keeps me company while I’m trying to write Open University notes and TMAs. I was simply playing with a new digital camera I brought back with me off my trip to New York a couple of weeks ago and at 7am this morning he was the only willing model I could find.

It was off to church with the rest of the family next, . . . → Read More: Mothering Sunday

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ED209 – Week 6

By tim, on February 26th, 2009 at 10:05 pm

Temperament and development seemed endless as a chapter to study – but having flicked forward to next week’s topic (Origins of Development) and its heavy evolutionary and biological slant, I think this chanpter might start to have felt like it was a breeze!

Some of the concepts (individual differences, adult personality types, attachment) are familiar from DSE212, but what is more obvious is the distinction being drawn between temperament and personality – and how childhood temperament affects the development of personality.

The four temperament theories compared and contrasted towards the end of the chapter (Thomas & Chess; Buss & Plomin; . . . → Read More: ED209 – Week 6

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180 points to go …

By tim, on December 13th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

I’ve just had my ‘Exploring Psychology Project‘ result back from the OU – and I passed! That means I just need another 180 points to get the diploma. I’m not sure if I’m completely looking forward to next year’s course on Child Development, but if nothing else it will be a challenge. Because I registered for it last year and then had to withdraw before it started, it means I have the first two books already. I’ll be trying to make a start over Christmas because if it’s similar in workload to Exploring Psychology (and it should be) then I’ll . . . → Read More: 180 points to go …

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