Chapter 11

Progress Before Birth: Prenatal Development

1. Outline the major events of the three phases of prenatal development.

2. Summarize the impact of environmental factors on prenatal development.

The Wondrous Years Of Childhood

3. Summarize the evidence on the perceptual abilities of infants.

4. Describe general trends and principles and cultural variations in motor development.

5. Summarize the findings of Thomas and Chess's longitudinal study of infant temperament.

6. Summarize theory and research on infant-mother attachment.

7. Outline Erikson's stages of childhood personality development and summarize the strengths and weaknesses of Erikson's theory.

8. Outline Piaget's stages of cognitive development and summarize the strengths and weaknesses of Piaget's theory.

9. Describe how the information processing approach has contributed to our understanding of cognitive development.

10. Outline Kohlberg's stages of moral development and summarize the strengths and weaknesses of Kohlberg's theory.

11. Describe developmental trends in altruism and aggression and explain how both are shaped by heredity, parental modeling, and media role models.

12. Describe the Featured Study on the effects of exposure to media violence.

The Transition Of Adolescence

13. Describe the major events of puberty and discuss the problems of unusually early or late maturation.

14. Evaluate the assertion that adolescence is a time of turmoil in light of current evidence on adolescent suicide.

15. Explain why the struggle for a sense of identity is particularly intense during adolescence and discuss some common patterns of identity formation.

The Expanse Of Adulthood

16. Summarize the evidence on the stability of personality and the prevalence of the mid-life crisis and outline Erikson's stages of development in adulthood.

17. Describe typical transitions in family relations during the adult years.

18. Discuss patterns of career development in both men and women.

19. Describe the physical and cognitive changes associated with aging.

Putting It In Perspective

20. Explain how this chapter highlighted the interaction of heredity and environment.

Application: Understanding Gender Differences

21. Summarize evidence on gender differences in behavior and discuss the significance of these differences.

22. Explain how biological and environmental factors contribute to existing gender differences.

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Developing Child (A) , Adolescence and Adulthood (A)

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