1. State the three areas of change that developmental psychologists study, and
identify the three major issues in developmental psychology.
2. Describe the union of sperm and egg at conception.
3. Define zygote, embryo, and fetus, and explain how teratogens can affect
development.
4. Describe some abilities of the newborn, and explain how researchers use
habituation to assess infant sensory and cognitive abilities.
1. Describe
some developmental changes in a child’s brain, and explain why maturation
accounts for many of our similarities.
2. Outline four events in the motor development sequence from birth to
toddlerhood, and evaluate the effects of maturation and experience on that
sequence.
3. Explain why we have few memories of experiences during our first three years
of life.
4. State Piaget’s understanding of how the mind develops, and discuss the
importance of assimilation and
accommodation in this process.
5. Outline Piaget’s four main stages of cognitive development, and comment on
how children’s thinking changes during these four stages.
6. Discuss psychologists’ current views on Piaget’s theory of cognitive
development.
7. Define stranger anxiety.
8. Discuss the effects of nourishment, body contact, and familiarity on infant
social attachment.
9. Contrast secure and insecure attachment, and discuss the roles of parents and
infants in the development of attachment and an infant’s feelings of basic
trust.
10. Assess the impact of parental neglect, family disruption, and day care on
attachment patterns and
development.
11. Trace the onset and development of children’s self-concept.
12. Describe three parenting styles, and offer three potential explanations for
the link between authoritative parenting and social competence.