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MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday10111213Class:Review Unit TestHW:411-417Dev’t Chart #1Class:Intro to Dev’tInfancyHW:426-432 Erikson ChartClass:AttachmentHW:432-435441-444Class:Parenting StylesHW:419-423Piaget Chart1617181920NO SCHOOL!Class:PiagetHW:423-426Fictional Example of each Piagetian StageClass:Piaget RevisedHW:435-441Class:Gender DevelopmentHW:Lorber, “Night to His Day”Class:Gender DevelopmentHW:445-448452-455Teenage Brain2324252627Class:Adolescence HW:448-450“How Moral…”Kohlberg ChartClass:Moral DevelopmentHW:455-465Class:AdulthoodHW:450-452454-471539-541Take Home EssayClass:Social DevelopmentHW:StudyClass:TESTFOcus:The BasicsThe rest of the year, we are going to be going into depth about the human brain and human condition. In this unit, we will set up those discussions by giving an overview of human development, from a psychological perspective.Big Issues in DevelopmentIn this unit, we will examine three main debates/theories of development…The relative impact of nature and nurtureWhether development happens in stages, or continuouslyWhether human development is marked more by change or by stability.THE UNIT GOAL:Understand, explain, and analyze human development over the course of the lifespan. THE BIG IDEAS:Explain, analyze, and assess the major themes of development, including nature/nurture, continuity/stage, stability/change.Identify and assess major milestones and themes in prenatal and infantile development.Identify stages of prenatal developmental, and risks to prenatal development.Identify newborn abilities.Analyze how infants and parents form attachment bonds, being familiar with the Harlow and Ainsworth studies.Differentiate between different types of attachment (secure, insecure), and explain the impact of attachment deprivation.Analyze the relative impact of temperament and parenting on attachment.Understand and analyze theories of childhood development.Identify the rough ages, cognitive abilities, cognitive deficits, and unique features of the sensorimotor stage.Identify the rough ages, cognitive abilities, cognitive deficits, and unique features of the preoperational stage.Identify the rough ages, cognitive abilities, cognitive deficits, and unique features of the concrete operational stage.Identify the rough ages, cognitive abilities, cognitive deficits, and unique features of the formal operational stage.Explain and analyze assessments and critiques of Piaget’s theories.Explain and assess Lev Vygotsky’s emphasis on how external/environmental factors complement cognitive development, and understand his zone of proximal development.Analyze gender development.Identify similarities and differences between males and females.Analyze the relative impact of nature and nurture in terms of gender development.Understand, analyze, and assess development in adolescence.Identify the physical changes that mark adolescence.Explain the relative impact of parent and peer relationships during adolescence.Explain and analyze the changes happening in adolescent brains, and how those changes impact adolescent behavior.Explain, analyze, and assess Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, including how Kohlberg’s theory “interacts” with Piaget’s theory, and criticisms of Kohlberg’s theory.Understand, analyze, and assess development in adulthood. Identify Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development.Identify the stages, commitments, and responsibilities of adulthood.Analyze the stability of intelligence scores over the course of the lifespan. ................
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