Module Outline |
Module 11: Prenatal and Childhood Development |
Module 11 explains how humans develop from before birth through childhood. Prenatal development and prenatal care begins the module, followed by the reflexes of a newborn. |
Physical development emphasizing brain and motor development is detailed. Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory is covered, including the four stages of cognitive development. |
The module concludes by discussing social development with explanations of
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The Beginnings of Life | |
Prenatal | |
Zygote | |
Differentiate | |
Genes | |
Embryo | |
Fetus | |
Placenta | |
Teratogens | |
Fetal alcohol syndrome | |
The newborn | |
Reflexes | |
Rooting reflex | |
Temperament | |
Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood | |
Maturation | |
Motor development | |
Cognitive Development in Infancy and Childhood | |
Jean Piaget | |
Developmental psychology | |
Cognition | |
Schemas (schemes) | |
Assimilation | |
Accommodation | |
Sensorimotor stage | |
Object permanence | |
Preoperational stage | |
Conservation | |
Egocentrism | |
Concrete operational stage | |
Formal operational stage | |
Social Development in Infancy and Childhood | |
Stranger anxiety | |
Attachment | |
Body contact | |
Contact comfort | |
Harry Harlow | |
Cloth vs. wire mothers | |
Familiarity | |
Critical period | |
Konrad Lorenz | |
Imprinting | |
Responsiveness | |
Securely attached | |
Insecurely attached | |
Parenting patterns | |
Authoritarian parenting | |
Permissive parenting | |
Authoritative parenting | |
Three Key Developmental Issues | |
Continuity and stages | |
Stability and change | |
Nature and nurture |