Developmental Psychology
Research Methods
4 Assumptions
Three major issues in Developmental Psychology
Decades of Life
Early Development Pre-Quiz T/F
Infants initially develop close attachments to their mothers merely because they provide nourishment
The father determines the sex of the baby - True: Mother=XX, father=XY
The child’s mind is a miniature model of the adults - False: Piaget-children actively construct their understandings of the world in ways that are qualitatively different than adults
Children first recognize themselves in a mirror at about 3 years of age - False: 18 months
Authoritative Parenting
Permissive Parenting
Authoritarian Parenting
Development
PPT Slide
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Piaget’s Theory
Piaget’s Stages
Erickson’s Stages
Moral Development Kohlberg’s Theory
Kohlberg’s Theory
% Moral Statements
Research on Kohlberg
Application Writing Activity
Harlow’s Study
Levinson’s Stages
Later Adulthood
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