Ch. 1 Objectives

Answer the following questions on a separate word document. You may answer in note/bullet-point format.

Due: Tues. Sept. 3
Value: 30 points

Ch. 1- Studying a Child’s World

1.     Define child development. How is the field useful?

2.     Explain the contributions of Charles Darwin to the field of child development.

3.     Identify factors that led to child development becoming a science.

4.     Define physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development.

5.     How are the three domains from #4 intertwined?

6.     Summarize the history of adolescence as a separate stage.

7.     Identify the ages and stages of child development.

8.     Explain the role of individual differences on development.

9.     Identify the influences of heredity and environment

10. Define maturation. How does it affect development.

11. Summarize the impact of socioeconomic status on a person’s life.

12. Distinguish between normative and nonnormative life events.

13. Define critical period. How does it relate to imprinting?

14. Define plasticity. How does it relate to sensitive periods?

15. List the 6 emerging consensus statements in which most researchers agree.