HDFS 105 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I Seven developmental areas II Physical changes III IV V VI VII VIII IX X Measuring intelligence Howard Gardner Types of Intelligence Piaget Language development 3 types of theories Informational processing Theory of mind Terms from linguistics Preschooler s learning Outline of Current Lecture I Video Boys and Girls are Different Current Lecture I Video Boys and Girls are Different A Besides some exceptions behavior and emotions of boys and girls are influenced by our sexist society fulfilling stereotypes i Toy companies pay attention to what the kids want typically boys like action figures and girls like dolls B Sexist parenting boys are left to cry longer to toughen them up C Biologically wired to be different i Difference in sense of direction Women rely on landmarks and have better memory for details men rely on general directions ii Innate behaviors due to hormones testosterone estrogen iii Newborns males are more startled females would suck on their thumb and move their lips more iv Evolution Women have better fine motor skills and men are better at seeing things at 3 dimensions video games sports Females are more nurturing more sensitive to sound and are better at reading people s emotions and tending a baby s needs picking up non verbal cues v On average men have more upper body strength than women strength tests are never equal for men and women B Equality lawsuits These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute i ii iii iv Demanding for more women s rights even though there are clear biological differences between men and women Ex cannot charge women more to cut their hair at the salon than men Men s rights advocates activists rise Should embrace acknowledge and understand the biological differences to make proper alterations and sensible policies ex Different ways to teach math to girls
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