Unit 6: Developmental Psych
Modules 45-54 (460-553)
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The Reading Study Guide is posted below. Use any or all of them (or use a note taking strategy of your own design) to help you better understand what you are reading. Please read ALL modules by the dates posted on the calendar or by the end of the unit, and review them at the end of the unit and several times before the test in May.
Student-generated notes will be checked for credit for this unit. A COMPLETED set of Reading Notes (or an equivalent) will be required ON DAY of THE EXAM from anyone planning to complete test corrections. For more info, please see "A Note about Taking Notes" on the home page.
If the class works on the Developmental Time Line Project, the instructions will posted here. Remember, as with any pre-AP test project in this class, the real value is to use the project as an opportunity to review.
Useful Links
AP Psych Unit 6A - Developmental Psychology (28 terms) on Quizlet
AP Psych Unit 6B - Developmental Psychology (26 terms) on Quizlet
MacMillanLearning.com's Flip-It videos may come in handy for this unit. The short videos that apply here include Teratogens (Module 45); Major Developmental Milestones (Module 46); Schemas, Assimilation and Accommodation (Module 47); Attachment Styles and Parenting (Module 48); Adolescent Moral Development (Module 51); and Adolescent Identity Development (Module 52).
There are any number of Hidden Brain Podcasts that would be useful for this unit (some shorter, some longer), but here is one you might check out:
Creature Comforts: The Power Of Touch And Affection In Our Lives - 29:48
Here are the pertinent Crash Course videos - always fruitful viewing in controlled environments...
The Growth of Knowledge: Crash Course Psychology #18
Monkeys and Morality: Crash Course Psychology #19
Adolescence: Crash Course Psychology #20
Here are some videos from Tim Steadman's "Get Psyched with Tim Steadman" that you might find helpful.
AP Psychology: Unit VI Review - Developmental Psychology - 17:30
Infant Reflexes - 5:14
Jean Piaget & Cognitive Development - 7:18
Diana Baumrind's Parenting Styles - 9:13
Heinz Dilemma (some practice with Lawrence Kohlberg's Moral Development) - 4:18
James Marcia's Adolescent Identity Development explained - with Kim Eaton - 7:24
APU6 Reading Study Guide Modules 45-54 19-20.pdfAPU6 Pt 1 Webshow 2020.pdfAPU6 Pt 2 Webshow 2020.pdfAPU6 Pt 3 Webshow 2020.pdf