Chapter 11: Human Development
Chapter Outline
What Shapes a Child?
- Development Starts in the Womb
- Brain Development Promotes Learning
- Attachment Promotes Survival
- Parental Style Can Affect Children's Well-Being
- Perception Introduces the World
- Piaget Emphasized Stages of Development
- Infants Have Innate Knowledge
- Memory Improves over Childhood
- Humans Learn from Interacting with Others
- Language Develops in an Orderly Fashion
- Gender Roles Are Determined by Cultural Norms
- Friends Influence Adolescent Identity and Behavior
- Identity Includes Moral Values
- People Define Themselves in Terms of Race and Ethnicity
- Adults Are Affected by Life Transitions
- Aging Can Be Successful
- Cognition Changes during Aging
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