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WE are not using this version OF CHAPTER 9 2019 !!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Exam on Chapter 8
HW: Read Text pp. 359-375
- Why are twin studies so important to psychologists?
- Identify three criticisms concerning the twin studies conducted by Thomas Bouchard?
- What is the difference between identical and fraternal twins?
- Why are adoptions studies useful to psychologists in studying the nature nurture question?
- What is the difference between continuity and discontinuity view in understanding developmental changes?
6. What are some of the undesirable traits we find in our genes?
7. What are the three stages of development of a child?
8. During prenatal development, what are some important activities that take place?
9. Explain teratogens - Give three examples of teratogens
10 Identify the sensory abilities of a neonate.
11. What are some behavioral reflexes of the neonatal period? SEE VIDEO TO THE LEFT
12. How does the brain change during infancy?\
13. What type of learning takes place in infancy?
14. When does social development begin with a child?
15. Define the terms attachment and imprinting
Friday, April 13
CH9HW2: Read pp. 369-375
1. How did Mary Ainsworth study various forms of attachment styles? Watch video below.
2. What attachment styles did she categorize?
3. Complete the "Do It Yourself Questionaire" in text PAGE 372 on your attachment style. What did you discover?
4. How do evolutionary psychologists explain the importance of attachment?
5. What did the Harlow study reveal about attachment? WATCH VIDEO 2 (MONKEYS ARE VERY CUTE)
6. Define the term maturation.
7. How does environmental influences play a part in maturation?
8. Complete Check for Understanding QuestionsVIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
2 -3 QUIZZES THIS WEEK
PLEASE NOTE QUIZLET
Monday, April 16
Aim: Why were the Ainsworth and the Harlow studies key to understanding attachment in infant development?
CH9HW3: Read pp. 376 -380
Piaget played a major role in understanding cognitive development theory.
1. What three key ideas distinguish Piaget's approach to cognitive development?
2. Explain what a schema is according to Piaget?
3. Explain how assimilation and accommodation intertwine in cognitive development?
4. Complete the chart below in detail
5. What are some criticisms of Piaget's theory?
6. WATCH FISH IS FISH TO SEE ASSIMILATION IN ACTION - Explain using the video the difference between assimilation and accomodation
Identify and explain the 4 stages of Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory
7. Define the following terms
- Object Permanence
- Egocentrism
- Animistic Thinking
- Centration
- Irreversibility
- Conservation
- Theory of Mind
Tuesday, April 17
Aim: What are the important changes that take place in cognitive development according to Piaget?
CH9HW4: Text Read pp. 381-387
- Why is temperament considered both genetic and learned?
- What is meant by Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development?
- Describe the four parenting styles found in families throughout the world.
- What parenting style do your parents have? Explain
- What gender differences are found in socialization development in children?
- Describe each of Eric Erikson's psychosocial development stages in the chart below
Wednesday, April 18
Aim: What type of Parenting Style will you have?
CH9HW5: This is a Reflection based on Erikson's 8 Psycho-social stages pp.381-387
1. What are the significant relationships in each of the first five stages of a person's life?
2. How do changes in these relationships reflect social and psychological changes in a person's life?
3. Describe an identity crisis you have struggled with in your own life. As you define your own identity, what are the different roles you must integrate? (Examples: daughter, teammate, worker, student, or boyfriend.) Where do you find inspiration? (Examples: specific role models, events, or beliefs.)
4. Describe pressures that can make it difficult to define your own personality and beliefs.
5. Look closely at Erikson's fourth stage. Do you think he correctly identifies the primary struggle for school-aged children? From your own experience, do you think there might be another way to explain the fundamental changes that occur during this stage of life?
6. Discuss the identity crisis of adolescence, which Erikson considered the most significant crisis of human psychosocial development.
7. How does this conflict play a role in your own life?
8. What are some examples of teenagers struggling to define their own identity?
9. Why do they think an identity crisis occurs for most people during their teenage years?
10? What are basic skills and values that are necessary to successfully resolve an identity crisis?
Thursday, April 19
Aim: Why are authoritative parents preparing their children for success?
CH9HW5- Read pp. 392-395
1. In his well- known "Heinz Dilemma" Lawrence Kohlberg asked children to respond to a difficult moral dilemma. What was Kohlberg looking for in his study?
2. Read Heinz' dilemma with the drug – What would you do if you were Heinz? Where are you in Kohlberg’s stage of moral development? Explain why
3. Identify and explain the three major levels of moral reasoning found in each of Kohlberg’s three stages.
4. How do these results differ according to gender?
5. WATCH VIDEO 60 MINUTES: Born good? Babies help unlock the origins of morality
5A. What did you learn from this video?
5B. What surprised you?
5C. Were there any confounding variables that may have impacted the outcome of this study?
(one page reflection)
BE SURE TO GIVE ASSIGNMENT TO MR. FERNANDES IF YOU ARE GOING ON TRIP
REVIEW SHEET FOR STAGE DEVELOPMENT THEORIES
Friday, April 20
Aim: What stage of moral development do you fall in?
CH10HW1 TONIGHT FROM CHAPTER 10
COMPLETE MORAL DILEMMA ASSIGNMENT FROM CLASS
Aim: Describe life inside the womb
Read pp. 370-375
QUIZ CHAPTER 5
HW; Read the following and listen NPR report
(from Smithsonian, 1980) Jim Lewis and Jim Springer first met February 9, 1979, after 39 years of being separated. Both were very nervous at first, but now consider the reunion "the most important day of my life." Amid the euphoria over their rediscovery of each other, they came across astonishing
similarities in their lives and behavior. Both had been adopted by separate families in Ohio, and had grown up within 45 miles of each other. Both had been named James by their adoptive parents, both had married twice; first to women named Linda and second to women named Betty. Both had children, including sons named James Allan. Both had at one time owned dogs named Toy.
"THE JIM TWINS" : What do twin studies reveal?
-Listen or read the NPR Report Identical Strangers
If possible interview your mom/dad/ guardian about what they know about you in the womb. Have them describe their memory of the pregnancy and some of the difficulties they may have encountered along the way
Topics include:
Morning Sickness
Food
Climate/ Season
Stress
Whatever they remember - Enjoy this time and the opportunity to learn more about their experience :) I promise you do not have to share your experience if you are not comfortable
HW: Read Text pp. 359-366
Why are twin studies so important to psychologists?
Identify three criticisms concerning the twin studies conducted by Thomas Bouchard?
How do psychologists explain development?
What is the key question for developmental psychologists?
Explain what is meant by "nature proposes and nature disposes".
What is the difference between identical and fraternal twins?
Why are adoptions studies useful to psychologists in studying the nature nurture question?
What is the difference between continuity and discontinuity view in understanding developmental changes?
What are some of the undesirable traits we find in our genes?
Aim: Why are twin studies crucial in tackling the nature nurture debate?
HW: Read text pp. 366-375
1.What are the three stages of development of a child?
2. During prenatal development, what are some important activities that take place?
3. Explain teratogens - Give three examples of teratogens
4. Identify the sensory abilities of a neonate.
5. What are some behavioral reflexes of the neonatal period?
6. How does the brain change during infancy?
7. What type of learning takes place in infancy?
8. When does social development begin with a child?
9. Define the terms attachment and imprinting
Review questions
- What are the three parenting styles and which one is the most effective and why?
- What are the underlying themes in each of Erikson's crises in his 8 psycho-sexual stages?
- What is the basis of the nature side of attachment theory?
- What distinguishes imprinting from attachment?
- How does Ainsworth and Harlow's ideas illustrate the nurture style of attachment?
- Define the word temperament, critical period and maturation
- How would you describe your temperament? Is it similar or different than your other family members? How so?
HW Read pp. 396-403
- According to Erikson, what challenges do middle age adults face?
- Why would the 21st century household surprise early 20th century psychologists?
- Demographics have changed this past century. Why is it more important than ever to understand the developmental changes of the elderly?
- How do evolutionary and cognitive psychologists differ in how they view the elderly?
- The text identifies the resources the elderly have and the changes that take place. Identify some of the challenges the elderly face according to this list.
- What surprised you in this reading about the elderly? Explain
Aim: Describe the conflict in each of Erikson's Social Stage Theory
HW: Read pp 387-394
1. How does the adolescent stage differ across cultures?
2. What are the four important developmental tasks an adolescent faces in the Western world?
3. Describe the physical maturation of an adolescent.
4. Identify how the criteria for body image gender related? How does this differ according to race?
5. According to Piaget, what important issues does an adolescent face?
6. What changes in brain development occur in the brain during adolescence?
7. Describe the social and emotional issues that confront the adolescent.
8. What are the two most important factors that influence self-identity?
9. What causal factors may contribute to the rise of suicide among adolescents?
10. Why is authoritative parenting style most successful at this stage?
11. What causal factor is attributed to high crime rate among males at this age and teenage pregnancy? Do you agree? Why?
12. What factors may have contributed to changes in statistics of teenage sexual activity?
13. What is your response to the comment in the text " The average male reports little emotional involvement with his first sexual partner"?
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