Preschool 2: Social & Emotional Development March 6, 2012

Theories of Gender Identity in Early Childhood Social Learning Theory Gender typing behavior leads to gender identity Cognitive- Developmental Theory Self-perceptions (gender constancy) come before behavior Gender Schema Theory Combines social learning and cognitive developmental theories

Childhood TV Viewing and Later Aggression

Midterm Exam Read everything!!! Emphasis on class 30 short answer, 8 ID  Short answers can be a word or phrase (no need for full sentences)  ID, you must both identify the word and explain the significance to the study of human development  DO NOT “back up your brain” and free associate to the question  You will be penalized if you incorporate misinformation!!!

What do I need to know? Ways of studying development  Observational methods  Longitudinal vs. cross sectional  Experiment vs. naturalistic observation Theorists & Theories  Similarities, differences, expansions and extensions  Important terms necessary to understanding the theory  Continuous vs. discontinuous; basic premises  Criticisms and limitations

What else should I study? Prenatal development  Order that things happen  Influences on development (genetic, environment, risk factors, protective factors)  Ways that mother’s pregnancy influences child outcome Newborn abilities and limitations (sensory, motor, etc.) Infant social development and early parent infant relationship

For all periods Physical changes for each age and stage and general ways that physical development progresses (including brain/neuro changes) Cognitive abilities at each period and controversies about what children understand Language development (innate aspects, environmental affects) Cultural variations for each type of development Nutrition and development

“Ages and stages” for each type of development Questions and controversies about specific theories Social development: temperament, attachment, prosocial & antisocial behavior Emotional development and self regulation Play: types and developmental changes in play, functions of play The inter-relationships among the various developmental lines (how does each one affect the others)