Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Wednesday April 6, 2022

Circle Question: What is the first sign of spring for you?

Target: Understanding Human Development

How does life develop before birth?
What are some newborn abilities, and how do researchers explore infants’ mental abilities?
During infancy and childhood, how do the brain and motor skills develop?
From the perspective of Piaget and today’s researchers, how does a child’s mind develop?
How do parent-infant attachment bonds form?
What physical changes mark adolescence?
How did Piaget, Kohlberg, and later researchers describe adolescent cognitive and moral development?
What are the social tasks and challenges of adolescence?
What is emerging adulthood?
What physical changes occur during middle and late adulthood?
How do memory and intelligence change with age?
What themes and influences mark our social journey from early adulthood to death?

Activity: Adolesence-True or False

Activity: Parenting Style

Activity: Lifespan

Activity: Thinking about death

Homework: You should be reading the unit on Developmental Psychology in the Study Guide.  I would recommend reading the unit in the text book too if you want to supplement your knowledge.


Supplemental Video: Please 
Kohlberg's Six Steps to Morality
The Trolley Problem
Harlow's Monkeys
Harlow's Study on Monkeys' Attachment
The Strange Situation-Mary Ainsworth
Gender Roles
Crash Course: 19 Monkeys and Morality
Crash Course: 18  The Growth of Knowledge
Crash Course: 20 Adolescence
Inside the Teenage Brain



Note Cards:  Below is a list of terms that you will need to know for the AP Psych Exam.  These are due the day of the exam.  Each note card should have the term on the front.  Then, on the back you need to A) define the term and B) show application of the term.  This application can sometimes best be expressed as a personal example.  
  • Erik Erikson
  • Carol Gilligan
  • Harry Harlow
  • Lawrence Kohlberg
  • Jean Piaget
  • Lev Vygotsky
  • Habituation
  • Maturation
  • Assimilation
  • Accommodation
  • Object permanence
  • Conservation
  • Egocentrism
  • Attachment
  • Imprinting
  • Temperament
  • Self-concept
  • Gender role
  • Gender identity
  • Social identity

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