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Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
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1. Describe the interplay of nature and nurture in development and discuss the role maturation plays in development. |
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2. Identify imprinting and describe the importance of critical periods. |
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3. Explain the impact of early social deprivation on development. |
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4. Explain the role of individual variation in development. |
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5. Identify the characteristics common to stage theories of development. |
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6. Identify and discuss Kohlberg's three levels of moral reasoning: premoral, conventional, and principled. |
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7. Compare and contrast Gilligan's and Kohlberg's theories of moral development. |
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8. Describe Erikson's stage theory of personality development and list the stages of personality development. |
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9. Differentiate between the developmental stages termed the "neonatal period" and "infancy." |
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10. Identify the cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of development during infancy. |
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11. Identify the cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of development during early childhood. |
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12. Identify the cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of development during middle childhood. |
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13. Explain the changes that occur in physical development during puberty, including primary and secondary sex characteristics, menarche, the adolescent growth spurt and physical changes in the brain. |
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14. Identify the characteristics of the formal operational stage and discuss the characteristics of adolescent egocentrism. |
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15. Discuss the research results on adolescent social and emotional development. |
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16. Identify the physical and cognitive aspects of development in adulthood. |
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17. Discuss emotional and social development in adulthood. |
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18. Contrast Erikson's and Levinson's views of adult personality development |
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19. Define climacteric and discuss how it affects men and women. |
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20. Explain the controversies associated with the stage theories of adulthood. |
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21. Discuss the biological and psychological changes that are involved in aging and identify the factors associated with "happy aging" and longevity. |
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22. Identify and explain the stages of dying identified by Kübler-Ross. |
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23. (From the Application section) Identify the following: secure and insecure attachment, Baumrind's discipline styles, the "two-way street" of parenting, and common discipline mistakes. |
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24. (From the Application section) Discuss the results of research on sociocultural factors in parenting and the research regarding day care, divorce, and parenting. |