Developmental psychology

Biological, cognitive and sociocultural factors and influence on human development
1. Biological
  1. Deprivation
  2. Hormone-based psychosexual differentiation theory
2. Cognitive
  1. Attatchment
    1. Hazan and Shaver
    2. Ainsworth and Bowlby
  2. Gender Schema Theory
    1. Erikson
3. Sociocultural
  1. Vugotsky
  2. Building resilliance
  3. Gender roles
    1. Fa'fa'fine
  4. Ferron
Evaluate theories of cognitive development
1. Piget
  1. Strengths
    1. children at diff. ages process info differently
      1. new thinking
    2. emphisis- teacher facilliataor not disperser of knowledge
  2. Weaknesses
2. Vygotsky
3. Neurobiological
  1. Strengths
    1. shows connection - deprived stimulation and poor brain development
    2. evidence for suitable educational opp. can enhance brain dev.
  2. Weaknesses
    1. non-experimental, no causeeffect
    2. no longitudinal studies
Evaluate research in dev. psych (theories and/or studies)
1. Piget
2. Vugotsky
3. Politt
4. Bowlby
5. Studies of deprivation
6. David Reimer
7. Bandura - SLT andgender roles
8. Erikson's identity crisis
How social and environmental variables effect cog. dev.
Attatchment in chiildhood
Role of childhood attatchment in subsequent relationships
Potential effects of deprivation or trauma on development
Define resilience
Strategies to build resilience
Formation and development of gender roles
Cultural variations in gender roles
Describe adolescence
Relationship between physical change and development of identity during adolescence
Examine research into adolescence
Research methods
1. Longitudinal research

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