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Course Topic: Developmental Psychology Topics Weight on AP Exam: 7%-9%Textbook Reading:Unit IX | Developmental Psychology Module 45, Module 46, Module 47, Module 48, Module 49, Module 50, Module 51, Module 52, Module 53, Module 54Complete List of Terms, Page 571-572Lesson: Student Directed Mind Maps OutlineReading Guides for Modules (Student Directed)Learning Targets Check (Study Guide) Name: Period: Dates to KnowTerms Quiz: anytimeUnit Exam: January 27, 2020Students show understanding of new material from the textbook reading and process or apply the new informationEssential Questions ? What is the relative contribution of nature and nurture to our lives?? Does development occur in stages or as a continuous flow from one level to another?? As we develop, do we generallystay the same or do we experiencesignificant change?? What are some important factors to healthy prenatal and newborn development?? What can parents do to help their children use their brain to aid in its development?? If infants experience milestones in the same sequence, but not thesame timing, what does that tell usabout human development?? How important are our earliestmemories and experience on ourcurrent lives?? What is Piaget’s theory so important?? Why is Vygotsky’s theoryimportant to our understanding ofDevelopment?? What important points can we learn from Piaget and Vygotsky?? Why is becoming attached to someone else important?? How do temperament and parenting influence our development?? How influential can deprivation ofattachment be to a person?? What qualities should people lookfor in a daycare?? How is self-concept different fromself-esteem?? What factors about parentinginfluence future behavior inchildren?? How do child-rearing practicesvary between cultures?? How do people of different gendershandle situations in similar ways?? How do people of different gendershandle situations in different ways?? Are these differences important?? How much influence does culturehave on your gender role?? How much credit or blame doparents deserve for their children’sbehavior and life outcomes?? How do peers influence yourgender role?? How do adolescents thinkdifferently from children andadults?? How does one form an identity?? How important is it for adolescentsto form an identity?? Who has more influence on aperson’s behavior and choices:parents or peers?? Is the development of emergingadulthood a good or bad thing?? What has research taught us aboutsexual orientation?? Is adulthood only a time of physicaldeterioration?? How do adults change cognitivelyas they age?? Do adults have a social life? How isit similar and different from anadolescent’s social life?Key Terms & Concepts to Remember developmental psychology, zygote, embryo, fetus, teratogens, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), habituation, maturation, cognition, schema, assimilation, accommodation, sensorimotor stage, object permanence, preoperational stage, conservation, egocentrism, theory of mind, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) concrete operational stage, formal operational stage, stranger anxiety, attachment, critical period, imprinting, temperament, basic trust, self-concept, gender, aggression, gender role, role, gender identity, social learning theory, gender typing, transgender, adolescence, identity , social identity, intimacy, emerging adulthood, X chromosome, Y chromosome, testosterone, puberty, primary sex characteristics, secondary sex characteristics, menarche [meh-NAR-key], AIDS (acquired immune deficiencysyndrome), sexual orientation, menopause, cross-sectional study, longitudinal study, social clock Key Contributors to RememberJean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Konrad Lorenz, Harry Harlow, Margaret Harlow, Mary Ainsworth, Diana Baumrind, Carol Gilligan, Albert Bandura, Lawrence Kohlberg, Erik Erikson, Sigmund FreudModule 45: Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the NewbornAnswer the following questions Copy figure 45.1 “Comparing the stage theories” on page 487 below. List the three issues of developmental psychology and give an example from the reading for each.Create a diagram that show prenatal development. Include sketches, terms and concepts. Use the material from pages 489-490. This should match the one you did in class. Explain fetal alcohol syndrome.Your thoughts: How do you think the criminal justice system should deal with mothers who abuse drugs during pregnancy?What did William James say about the newborn experience? Since the 1960s what have scientists learned about newborns?Module 46: Infancy and Childhood: Physical DevelopmentDefine: maturationUsing arrows ? between stages, explain brain development. Sketch figure 46.1What guides motor development?Define infantile amnesia. When does it go away? Give two examples from the reading of infant learning.Module 47- Infants and Cognitive DevelopmentAnswer the following questionsWho was Piaget?List five views of Piaget in regards to cognitive development.What did you find interesting about Piaget’s theory? Copy Table 47.1- Piaget’s stages of cognitive development on page 503.Typical Age RangeDescription of StageDevelopmental PhenomenaHow do Piaget and Vygotsky differ in their view of cognitive development?Why did Time Magazine name Piaget one of the 20th century’s most influential scientists and thinkers as well as in a survey of British psychologists Piaget was named the greatest psychologist of the last century?Module 48- Infant Social DevelopmentAnswer the following questionsWhat did the Harlow’s discover in 1971 about attachment? What was surprising about their discovery?Explain the results of Lorenz’s studies in imprinting. Do humans imprint. If not, what do we do?What is the difference between secure attachment and insecure attachment? What role does genetics seem to have on our attachment?What role do parents play in attachment?At what age does our separation anxiety seem to peak? Why?Describe Erikson’s theory of attachment. Be sure to include “basic trust”.Discuss the consequences of deprivation of attachment.What has the research shown about the pros and cons of daycare?Module 49- Gender DevelopmentAnswer the following questionsWhat conclusion does the text offer in regards to: gender and aggressiongender and social powergender and social connectednessWhat gender roles are acceptable in your family? What are you expected to fill?What is gender schema and how is this developed?How is gender identity different than sexual identity?Module 50- Parents, Peers, and Early ExperiencesCopy figure 50.1 including the caption page 529. What do you think this study infers about human children? 2. Why is stimulation during infancy and early childhood important? 3. What does figure 50.2 show about training/practice? 4. What do studies say about the influence of parents on the production of future adults? 5. Describe selection effect.Module 51: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive DevelopmentAnswer the following QuestionsWhat are the pros and cons of early development for both boys and girls?What does the growth of myelin promote?In 2004, the American Psychological Association joined seven other medical and mental health associations in filing U.S. Supreme Court briefs arguing against the death penalty for 16- and 17-year-olds. Why did they do this?Building on Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg (1981, 1984) sought to describe the development of moral reasoning, the thinking that occurs as we consider right and wrong. Copy the table 51.1 on page 536. “Kohlberg’s Levels of Moral Thinking” below. Psychologist Jonathan Haidt (2002, 2006, 2010) believes that much of our morality is rooted in moral intuitions—“quick gut feelings, or affectively laden intuitions.” What does he mean by this? Give one example from the reading. Module 52: Adolescence: Social Development and Emerging AdulthoodAnswer the following QuestionsList Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. Describe each in detail. Then copy Table 52.1.Stage (approximate age)IssueDescription of TaskInfancy (up to 1 year)Toddlerhood (1-3 years)Preschool (3 to 6 years)Elementary School (6 years to puberty)Adolescence (teen years into 20s)Young adulthood (20s to early 40s)Middle adulthood (40s to 60s)Late adulthood (late 60s and up)What does Stanford psychologist, William Damon, and his colleagues claim is the key task of adolescence - do you agree? Why or why not?How does the media define an intimate relationship? How does Erikson?Summarize in bullet form 52-2 Parents and Peer Relationships put a star next to any information you believe confirms your current knowledge page 541. Based on figure 52.2 on page 543, what effect has later independence and earlier sexual maturity had on our transition to adulthood?Module 53: Sexual Development Answer the following questionsIn what two ways does biology influence our gender differences?Jot down a quick review of prenatal sexual development Jot down a quick review of adolescent sexual developmentIntersex individuals display what variety of characteristics?What are some of the most common STIs? Which are on the rise? What age group are the most prevalent in?List the environmental factors that contribute to teen pregnancyList the factors that were found to predict sexual restraintWhat are the actual statistics in regard to the percentage of the population who are homosexual or bisexual?What is the “bottom line” in regard to the influence of environmental factors on sexual orientation?What has LeVay’s research discovered about the role of the hypothalamus in sexual orientation?How do the following three lines of evidence suggest genetic influence on sexual orientation?family studiestwin studiesfruit fly studies 12. How might the mother’s immune system play a role in the development of sexual orientation?Module 54: Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, and Social DevelopmentUsing the reading in this module - fill in the information for how we change physically and cognitively in middle adulthood and late adulthood. Give text examples (or those you know from experience) to support the changes.Middle AdulthoodLate AdulthoodPhysical ChangesExamples of Physical ChangesCognitive ChangesExamples of Cognitive ChangesSocial ChangesExamples of Social ChangesReflexesThe Brazoria County Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-252-5400 for urgent or emergency situations. If you have an emergency please call 911.Piaget’s Four Stages of Cognitive Development Time Period Sensorimotor Birth to nearly 2 years old Preoperational About 2 to 6 or 7 years old Concrete Operations About 7 to 11 years old Formal Operations About 12 years through adulthood ................
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