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