Studylist for Chapter 9
What developmental psychology is
theoretical issues or questions
nature vs nurture
stages vs continuity of development
stability vs change of individual's characteristics
longitudinal vs cross-sectional methods of developmental research
fertilization; implantation; placenta
stages of prenatal development (see Step-by-step 9.1)
germinal
embryonic
fetal
basic genetics (review 47-50)(chromosomes, genes, sex determination,
inheriting traits from our parents, identical vs fraternal twins)
other prenatal influences on development
epigenetics
teratogens (e.g.fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal
tobacco syndrome)
sex hormones
genetically programmed reflexes ("nature") vs imitation of
environmental models ("nurture")
developmental principles:
proximodistal and cephalocaudal patterns of motor
development
maturation vs learning efects on development
critical periods for certain influences on
development
developmental norms are just averages
development lasts decades in humans (e.g. see
Concept Organizer 9.1)
Sexual differentiation, androgens, MIS, effects of early sex
hormones on sexual orientation/gender role development
evidence of genetic effects on sexual orientation
Piaget's stages of cognitive development and their characteristic
behaviors
sensorimotor
preoperational
concrete operational
formal operations
object permanence
egocentrism
conservation abilities
assimilation vs accommodation
evaluation of Piaget’s theory
Attachment research
Harlow's monkey research
secure vs insecure attachment of human infants
(Ainsworth)
separation and stranger anxieties
infant attachment correlates with/predicts adult
attachment