Learning Objectives Unit Four Chapter 10 emotional development 1 What is an emotion What is the functionalist approach to emotional development 2 How does the expression of happiness anger sadness and fear change during infancy emotions 3 What is stranger anxiety What is a secure base 4 What are self conscious emotions Describe the development of self conscious 5 What is emotional self regulation How does it develop 6 What adaptive techniques do children use to cope with emotion regulation 7 What is social referencing When does it appear and how does it develop 8 Define and distinguish empathy and sympathy 9 What is temperament and how is it measured 10 What is the role of heredity and environment in the stability of temperament 11 What is the goodness of fit model 12 What are the unique features of the ethological theory of attachment How does attachment develop 13 What is separation anxiety 14 What is the strange situation experiment 15 Define and describe the four patterns of attachment secure insecure avoidant insecure resistant and disorganized disoriented Be able to identify the pattern from an example situation 16 How does fathers attachment develop and early psychological development 17 What are the effects of parental employment and child care on attachment security Chapter 13 Sex differences and gender roles 1 What is gender typing How has the study of gender typing responded to societal change adoption constancy 2 Define gender stereotypes What are some examples of gender stereotypes 3 What is the role of biology in gender stereotyping and gender role adoption 4 What environmental influences impact gender stereotyping and gender role 5 What is gender identity How is it related to androgyny 6 Identify and define the three stages children move through when mastering gender 7 What is gender intensification and when does it occur 8 What is gender schema theory 9 What are the various sex differences in mental abilities and personality attributes What factors influence these differences 10 How can gender stereotyping be reduced in children Chapter 14 The Family 1 What are the evolutionary origins of the family What contemporary functions do families perform for society 2 What are the benefits of social support 3 Be able to name and describe the four main child rearing styles as well as be able to identify the style of parenting from an example 4 What three features differentiate an effective child rearing style from a less effective one 5 How do effective parents adapt child rearing to children s growth competence 6 Describe socioeconomic and ethnic variations in child rearing including the impact of affluence and poverty 7 How does the size of the family influence children 8 How do siblings impact development In middle childhood In adolescence 9 How are only children different or similar to children with siblings What are the characteristics of only children 10 How do children fair in adoptive gay and lesbian and never married single parent 11 What are the impacts of divorce on children What are the immediate and long families term consequences 12 What factors influence children s adjustment to divorce and blended family arrangements e g mother and step father father and step mother Chapter 15 Peers Media and Schooling 1 Describe the development of peer sociability through the preschool years middle childhood and adolescence 2 What are the conceptualizations and characteristics of friendships in childhood to adolescence Be able to describe sex differences in friendships 3 What are the implications of friendship on psychological adjustment 4 Describe peer acceptance What are the four general categories What are the determinants of peer acceptance 5 What ways are available to help rejected children 6 What are peer groups How do they form and how do they progress from childhood to adolescence 7 How and when does dating typically begin 8 What factors influence conformity to peer pressure in adolescence 9 What is the influence of television on children s development 10 How do children and adolescents use computers cell phones and the internet What are the benefits and concerns about this usage 11 How do class and student body size affect academic and self development What are the impacts of educational philosophies 12 What factors influence adjustment to school transitions in early childhood and 13 Discuss the role of teacher student interaction and grouping practices in academic adolescence achievement 14 Describe the effectiveness of inclusive classrooms in teaching children with learning disabilities 15 How well educated are American young people How does the education system in America compare to other countries
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