1. CHAPTERS 10 AND 11: INFANT, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? I don't remember growing older When did they? When did she get to be a beauty? When did he get to be so tall? Wasn't it yesterday When they were small? --From “Fiddler On the Roof”

2. CHAPTER 10: INFANCY & CHILDHOOD Section 1: The Study of Development Explain the major theories of development. Section 2: Physical Development Describe the physical development that occurs during infancy. Section 3: Social Development Describe the social development of infants and children. Section 4: Cognitive Development Identify the stages in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and in Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.

3. SECTION 1: THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT  DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY  Developmental psychologists are interested in seeing how people change over time  Methods of Study: 1._____________________– researchers select a group of participants and then observe them for a period of time, usually years or even decades 2.______________________– researchers select a sample that includes people of different ages, then compare the participants in different age groups

4. SECTION 1: THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT WHY STUDY INFANT/CHILD DEVELOPMENT? 1. Childhood experiences influence a person’s psychology in adolescence & adulthood 2. Learn about developmental problems, what causes them, and how to treat them

5. SECTION 1: THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT  NATURE VERSUS NURTURE: Which is more important?  NATURE (HEREDITY) OR NURTURE (ENVIRONMENT)?  TWO IMPORTANT CONCEPTS IN NATURE: 1.MATURATION: 2.CRITICAL PERIOD:  Today, nearly all psychologists would agree that both nature and nurture play key roles in a child’s development.

6. SECTION 1: THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION: Philosopher John Locke believed that the mind of a newborn infant was like a “blank slate” on which an infant’s experiences will be written. Debate both sides. Give evidence to support your reasoning.

7. SECTION 1: THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT STAGES VS. CONTINUITY: -Psychologists disagree on how this happens -DISCUSSION: What are the arguments and theories of both sides?

8. SECTION 2: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT HEIGHT & WEIGHT: _________________ 1 st 8 weeks: develops fingers, toes, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, heart, circulatory system At 8 weeks, embryo become fetus ________________ Organs and various body systems develop

9. SECTION 2: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT HEIGHT & WEIGHT: Infancy (birth to age 2) – 0-1 years old: 1-2 years old: Childhood (2 years old-adolescence)