PSYC 2110

Developmental psychology Chapter 2 notes biology and behaviour from the lecture and book: How Children Develop Third Canadian Edition.

This document contains chapters 1 and 2 notes from the lecture and the book: How Children Develop Third Canadian Edition

Provides information on genetic foundations, reproductive choices, environmental contexts for development, and understanding the relationship between heredity and environment.

Provides information on motivations for parenthood, prenatal development, prenatal environmental influences, preparing for parenthood, the stages of childbirth, approaches to childbirth, medical interventions, birth complications, precious moments after birth, the newborn baby's capacities, and the transition to parenthood.

Provides information on body growth, brain development, influences on early physical growth, learning capacities, motor development, and perceptual development.

Focuses on Erikson's Theory of Infant and Toddler Personality, emotional development, temperament & development, development of attachment, and self-development.

Provides information on Piaget's Cognitive-Developmental Theory, information processing, the social context of early cognitive development, individual differences in early mental development, and language development.