What is developmental psychology?

What is the nature/nurture question?
 

Do you understand the basics of genetic inheritance from our parents (p. 378, 382 and p.68 may also help)?
 

Stages of prenatal period (when are they, what is happening):
1) Germinal
 

2) Embryonic
 

3) Fetal
 

What is a teratogen and what are several examples?
 

What is fetal alcohol syndrome?
 

How do they test for the presence of genetic disorders in the fetus?
 

How is an infant brain different from a toddler's brain?
 

Do newborn infants have sensory functions similar to adults?
 

What is the general pattern of motor development seen in infants?
 

What 2 different processes are involved in the change in motor skills in a developing infant?
1)

2)

What is temperament?
 

How did Thomas and Chess categorize the temperaments of infants:
1)

2)

3)

4)

What do research findings suggest determine temperament? Is temperament lasting?
 

What is attachment?  When does attachment develop?
 

What are signs of attachment?

What are 2 categories of attachment?

Does research suggest attachment in infancy affects behavior later in life?

What is the difference between a cross-sectional study and a longitudinal study?
 
 
 

How did Kagan categorize the temperaments of infants?
 
 

What did his longitudinal study reveal about whether or not temperament is likely to change during childhood?
 
 

What did Piaget study?
 

Describe the 2 processes  involved in cognitive development:
1)

2)

What are the characteristics of each of Piaget's stages: (be sure you understand the terms associated with each)
1)
 

2)
 

3)
 

4)
 

What criticisms have been made of this theory and what changes have occurred in this research area?
 
 

(We are holding off on p. 392-393 for a week)

Sexual development & orientation (see 338-343) and Development of Gender Identity

What part of sexual development do sex chromsomes trigger?
 

What part of sexual development does the presence or absence of testosterone determine?
 

What are gender roles?                                                   Gender identity?
 

How does Bandura propose we learn gender roles?
 

What other factors may be involved in learning gender roles?
 

What are some examples of gender differences that are not due to learning?
 

What kinds of evidence support a biological basis for sexual orientation?