Developmental%20Psychology

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Developmental Psychology

• Chapter 7
• Total college-level reading assignment for unit
  (read this over next month) Pages 246 287
  textbook

Prepared byJ. W. Taylor V
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College level reading HW due next class

• Page 247 to 254 (up to Section Summary)

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Writing prompt 2 mins

• Think about an event in your life that was
  significant. Write down
• Your age
• Location
• Who you were with (if anyone)
• What happened
• How you reflected on the event at that time, and
  since then

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Aging Gracefully?

• Watch this video that shows a familiar face
  changing over the persons lifetime
• Write down your thoughts about
• The persons health
• Apparent mental state
• Changes that are natural vs elective
• Lifestyle and occupations effect on appearance

http//www.firecold.com/videos/lindsay-lohans-chan
ging-face-25-years-in-60-seconds-morph
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Project Developing Solutions

• DQ What factors prevent normal development?
• Timeline 4-5 weeks
• Overview
• Youll work in teams to identify a group that
  struggles with healthy development in a specific
  area.
• Youll design and make a product that helps them
  develop properly (collaborate with Design class,
  Ms Jones)

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Project Deliverable

• Your client is a population that you identify
  as having a developmental problem

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Examples of developmental areas

• Biological development unhealthy, slow growth,
  infertile, malnutrition,
• Language development not on target with speech,
  writing
• Cognitive development slow learner, negative
  thinking, not practical
• Social development few friends, cant relate to
  people, problematic romantic patterns, lonely
• Moral development cant tell right from wrong,
  crime-prone
• Identity development no sense of purpose, low
  self worth, bored with life

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How have YOU changed?

• Look at your school photo taken last year
• Howve you changed since then?
• Physically (biologically)
• Cognitively (your style of thinking, maturity)
• Socially (friends, romantic relations, family,
  maturity)
• Morally (learning right from wrong)

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Developmental psychology unit keywords
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Key concepts

• Conception/fertilization
• Prenatal development
• Nature vs nurture
• Biological development
• Cognitive development
• Social development
• Language development

• Moral development
• 7 stages of human lifespan
• Infant reflexes
• Parenting

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Babies/young kids (pre school age) at home?

• Please see me would like a class visit if
  possible

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Developmental Psychology

• The scientific study of change throughout the
  life span.
• WRITE one example of your own development in each
  of these areas
• Biological
• Cognitive
• Social
• Moral
• Personality/identity/sense of self

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• Nature vs Nurture?

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Seven Stages of Development
Prenatal Conception to Birth
Infancy Birth to 2 years
Childhood 2 to 12 years
Adolescence 12 to 18 years
Young Adulthood 18 to 40 years
Middle Adulthood 40 to 65 years
Late Adulthood 65 years and over
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http//tinyurl.com/le59ep2

• May use iPad/phone/computer for non-flash version
  or download Flash browser

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Group assignment

• Plan and make a hypothetical profile or timeline
  or development display for a family you invent.
• Include at least one event from each domain of
  development biological, social, cognitive
• Plan on paper first, then transfer to large sheet
• Make it pretty (markers, magazines available)

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Example of a family

• Mom
• dad
• 6 y o son
• 14 y o daughter,
• Grandma
• Describe biological, cognitive and social,
  language, moral or identity/personality
  development aspects of each person

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Homework, all classesParent interview about
your infancy

• What were you like as a baby? You cant remember,
  but your parents can! Ask them some interesting
  questions (this is a component of your project)
• Sample questions, make up your own!
• Mom, what was my birth like for you?
• What were some of my likes and dislikes as a
  baby/toddler?
• How was my potty training?
• Tell me about a time when I really embarrassed
  you/made you laugh

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Biological Development - JIGSAW

• All As group, learn about your topic (reading
  sheets and online).
• Each A member must be clear on key concepts!
• Complete row A of worksheet
• Same for B, C and D peeps
• Return to your across-table
• Teach table-mates about your topic.
• Each person (A B C D) shares out.
• Complete worksheet
• Quiz. 10 Qs

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Fertilization and prenatal development JIGSAW

• All As group, learn about your topic (reading
  sheets and online).
• Each A member must be clear on key concepts!
• Complete row A of worksheet
• Same for B, C and D peeps
• Return to your across-table
• Teach table-mates about your topic.
• Each person (A B C D) shares out.
• Complete worksheet
• Quiz. 10 Qs

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Past project Spare some change?An exploration
of my biological, cognitive and social
development over my lifespan

• DQ How does my ongoing bio/cog/soc development
  contribute to my identity over my lifetime?
• Deliverable Personal timeline
• One month duration

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Your timeline

• Create a timeline of your life up till now, and
• How you predict your life will be until you die
• See rubric for components
• Digital version
• http//www.timetoast.com/timelines/ap-psych-develo
  pment-through-the-lifespan-project-meagan-carr

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