Chapter 1 History, Theory and Research Strategies Be able to state and describe the 4 keys to understanding development What

at is the nature vs. nurture argument? What is a theory? What is the psychoanalytic perspective and what are the contributions and limitations of this perspective? What are the general characteristics of Eriksons Psychosocial Theory (you dont need to know the stages)? What are the characteristics of traditional behaviorism and operant conditioning? What are the general characteristics of Piagets Cognitive Developmental Theory (you dont need to know the stages)? What are the characteristics of the ecological systems perspective? What is the difference between naturalistic observation and structured observation? What is the difference between correlational research design and experimental design? Chapter 2 Genetic and Environmental Foundations Be able to explain dominant-recessive inheritance Be able to explain sex (x) linked inheritance What is genetic counseling and why would a couple do it? What is the difference between monozygotic (identical) and dizygotic (fraternal) twins and why do we study them in developmental psychology? What are the ways family influence development? How do we define socioeconomic status and how does it affect development? How does cultural context affect development? What is the study of behavioral genetics? Be able to explain the gene-environment interaction including evocative and active correlations (dont worry about passive correlations) Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn What happens during the periods of the zygote, embryo and fetus? What is a teratogen and what are the basic teratogenic principles? What are the characteristics of the 3 trimesters of pregnancy? What are the stages of childbirth? What are the medical interventions in childbirth? What is the relationship between pregnancy length and survival/disability (see chart in lecture slides) What are the interventions for preterm infants? What is co-sleeping and what are the possible risks/worries? What are the characteristics of crying and sleeping for infants? What are characteristics of infant vision? Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood What is a percentile? What are the 2 growth trends in changes in body proportions? How does the brain change (synaptogenesis, pruning, myelination)

What are the characteristics of brain plasticity? What is the prefrontal cortex? Why is brain stimulation important and what are the 2 general types of experiences necessary for brain stimulation (experience expectant/dependent)? What are the benefits of breast milk? How does malnutrition affect development? What are immunizations and what is the controversy around them?

Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood What is a scheme and how do adaptation, assimilation and accommodation help develop them? What are the characteristics of the primary, secondary and tertiary substages of the sensiormotor stage? What is object permanence? What is deferred imitation and how do we know infants are starting to problem solve? What is the core knowledge perspective? What are the characteristics of information processing? What is Vygotskys sociocultural theory and how is it different from piagets theory? What are the nativist and interactionist perspectives of language development? What are the characteristics of early language development (first sounds, first words, 2 word sentences, learning how to be communicators)? What are the cultural and individual differences in early language development?