Child Development: Themes, Theories, and Methods | |
Themes of Development Theoretical Perspectives on Development | |
Developmental Themes and Theoretical Perspectives: An Overview Making the Connections | |
Research Methods in Child Psychology Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Heredity and the Environment | |
The Process of Genetic Transmission Genetic Influences on Development Genetic Counseling and Genetic Engineering Heredity-Environment Interactions Heredity, Environment, and Individual Differences Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Prenatal Development and Birth | |
Stages of Prenatal Development | |
Risks in the Prenatal Environment | |
Birth and the Beginnings of Life | |
Vulnerability and Resilience in Children at Risk | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Infancy: Sensation, Perception, and Learning | |
The Newborn | |
The Infant's Sensory and Perceptual Capacities | |
Early Learning and Memory | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
The Child's Growth: Brain, Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual | |
Maturation Brain Development in Infancy Motor Development Physical Growth Sexual Maturation | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Emotional Development and Attachment | |
Early Emotional Development | |
Recognizing Emotions in Others | |
The Beginnings of Specific Emotions | |
Learning to Regulate Emotions | |
How Children Think about Emotions | |
The Development of Attachment | |
The Nature and Quality of Attachment | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Language and Communication | |
The Components of Language: Phonology, Semantics, Grammar, and Pragmatics | |
Theories of Language Development | |
The Antecedents of Language Development | |
Semantic Development: The Power of Words | |
The Acquistion of Grammar: From Words to Sentences | |
Learning the Social and Creative Uses of Language | |
Metalinguistic Awareness: Knowing About Language Bilingualism and Language Development | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Cognitive Development: Piaget and Vygotsky Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development | |
Piaget's Main Tenet: The Child Actively Seeks Knowledge | |
The Stages of Cognitive Development | |
Evaluation of Piaget's Theory Vygotsky's Sociocultual Theory of Cognitive Development | |
Evaluation of Vygotsky's Theory | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Cognitive Development: The Information-Processing Approach Information | |
Processing Thoery Developmental Changes in Some Significant Cognitive Abilities Metacognition | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Intelligence and Achievement Theories of Intelligence | |
The Traditional Approach: Testing Intelligence | |
Why do People Differ in Measured Intelligence? | |
Achievement Motivation and Intellectual Performance Ethnicity, Social Class, and Intellectual Performance Cognitive Intervention Studes Beyond the Norms: Giftedness and Mental Retardation Creativity | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
The Family | |
The Family System Social Class, Ethnicity, and Socialization | |
The Changing American Family Child Abuse with the Family | |
Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Expanding the Social World: Peers and Friends | |
How Peer Interactions Begin: Developmental Patterns Peers as Socializers Peer Acceptance Promoters of Peer Acceptance: Parents and Teachers When Peers become Friends Parents, Peers, or Both? | |
From Dyads to Groups Peer Groups in Different Cultures Making the Connections | |
Summary Explore and Discuss | |
Gender Roles and Gender Differences Defining Sex and Gender | |
Gender-Role Standards and Stereotypes Biological Factors in | |
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