1. When did babies During the Renaissance
become ugly in *Babies are blank slates and very innocent until ~4-5yo
paintings?
2. Childhood em- *16+yo
ployment *40-hour work week
*Public education develops
*Working age rollbacks (14yo or younger)
3. Sudden infant Brain stem abnormalities
Death Syndrome
(SIDS) Causes:
1. Back sleeping
2. No reflex to move if their airway is blocked
3. SIDS is due to suffocation
4. Low birthweight
5. Bed-sharing
6. Loose blankets
7. Smoking
8. Swaddling
4. Nature vs. Nur- A time when something MUST occur to ensure normal development
ture
Language
1. Grammar/phonemes
2. Slang/sarcasm/idioms/jokes
3. Motor movements/accents
5. Research meth- Qualitative vs. Quantitative
ods
1. Observational studies: naturalistic, structures, and ethnographic
2. Self-reports
3. Case study
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4. Correlations: positive vs. negative
5. Experiments: IV, DV, and experimental/control groups
6. Common devel- 1. Longitudinal
opment methods 2. Cross-sectional
3. Cross-sequential: hybrid design
4. Research Question: does logical reasoning develop between 5-15yo?
7. Conducting ethi- Informed consent
cal research 1. Assent: when the child understands what the study is/also has to give consent
8. What is a theory? A systematic statement of general principles that provides a coherent framework
for understanding how/why people change as they grow older
1. Produce hypothesis
2. Generate discoveries
3. Offer practical guidance
9. The Grand Theo- Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and Cognitive Theory
ries
10. Freud's Psycho- Oral: 0-2 yo
analytical Theory Anal: 2-3 yo
Phallic: 3-7 yo
Latency: 7-11 yo
Genital: 11-Adulthood
11. Erickson's Trust vs. Mistrust: 0-1 yo
Psychoanalytical Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt: 1-3 yo
Theory Initiative vs. Guilt: 3-6 yo
Industry vs. Inferiority: 6-12 yo
Intimacy vs. Isolation: Young Adult
Generativity vs. Stagnation: Middle Adult
Integrity vs. Despair: Older Adult
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12. Behaviorism Conditioning: the process by which responses become linked to a particular
(Learning stimuli
Theory)
Classical: Pavlov's Dog
Operant: Skinner Boxes
Social Modeling: Bobo Doll
13. Piaget's Cogni- Information Processing like computers
tive Theory
Input Devices: sensory memory
Processor/RAM: Working memory
Output: Response to stimuli
Hard Drive Storage: Long-term memory
14. What is cognitive The result of biological changes occurring in the brain
development? *Study ways in which cognitive abilities emerge as the brain develops
15. Evolutionary The- Selective adaptation/natural selection
ory *Study human/behavior in a natural setting and construct experiments to test
their hypothesis about the biological/environmental factors influencing behavior
16. Bowlby's Theory A complex system of behaviors involving both child/caregiver, which evolved to
of Attachment maximize the survival of babies
17. Genetics 101 Genes contain chemical recipes for producing proteins
Examples of proteins:
1. Antibody
2. Enzyme
3. Messenger
4. Structure
5. Transport/storage
18. 22 pairs