Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Developmental Psychology Discussion

What is developmental psychology?

2. What is prenatal development (you do not need to memorize the stages of prenantal development)?

3. What is a teratogen?How do teratogens influence prenatal development? Give an example of two teratogens and the influence they have.

4. What is attachment?

5. What does research by Harry Harlow say about the importance of contact comfort?

6. What is a secure attachment? How will these infants respond when separated from their caregivers? How will they respond when reunited with their caregivers?

7. What is an ambivalent attachment? How will these infants respond when separated from their caregivers? How will they respond when reunited with their caregivers?

8. What is an avoidant attachment? How will these infants respond when separated from their caregivers? How will they respond when reunited with their caregivers?

9. What is theory of mind?

10. What are the four stages of cognitive developmentproposed by Piaget. What ages do they correspond to, and what happens at each stage? Know the main abilities and limitations (e.g., object permanence, lack of conservation, logical reasoning, abstract thinking, egocentrism) of each stage.

11. What is puberty?

a. At what age does the prefrontal cortex finish developing?

b. How does that influence adolescent behavior?

12. What are primary sex characteristics?

13. What are secondary sex characteristics?

14. Describe the eight stages of psychosocial developmentproposed by Erikson. Know what life period each stage corresponds to and what psychosocial challenge characterizes each stage.

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