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EXAM HDFS # 2--- STUDY GUIDE
Note: This study guide is meant to direct your exam preparation.
It is not meant to take the place of reading the chapters or
attending class lectures. The topics listed below are the
general topics that may be covered on the exam. It is your
responsibility to identify the specific areas contained therein
to study.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Chapter 7---PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Physical development and health ---growth, motor skills, sensory systems,
nutrition, self care and demographic concerns)
Cognitive development/information processing and memory : intelligence--assessment and the nature/nurture debate, Piaget and preperational thinking,
memory development, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Lev Vygotsky,
language development, moral development ---Piaget and Kohlberg.
Chapter 8---EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Emotional developmentincluding parental influence, timing & sequence,
relationship to play, self-regulation and emotional understanding.
Self awareness---- sense of self, self esteem, gifted children
Gender identity----acquisition of gender identity, hormones, social influences,
theoretical perspectives, role of parents.
Family influences----cultural standards and trends, determinants, parenting styles
and practices, Baumrinds theory of parenting, sibling relationships.
Nonfamilial influences---peers and friendship, peers and modeling, childhood
aggression, preschools and Headstart, role of the media.
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Chapter 9---PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Physical development: growth/body changes and motor development, brain
development, health fitness.
and Cognitive development: information processing, language, assessment of
intelligence, learning disabilities, effective schools, conservation, creativity (see
box).
Moral development; cognitive learning theory, cognitive developmental theory,
moral conduct, prosocial behavior.
Chapter 10---EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Self understanding: Eriksons perspective, self esteem, self image, self
regulation, emotional coping.
Family influences: parents, siblings, divorce, single-parent families, stepfamilies.
Broader social environment: peers, gender issues, poularity, race and prejudice.
Schools: developmental functions, student motivation, performance and social
class.
ADOLESCENCE
Chapter 11---PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Physical development: signs of puberty in boys and girls, hormonal changes,
early vs. late maturation, self-image and appearance.
Health: nutrition, smoking, alcohol, sexually transmitted diseases, teenage
pregnancy, body art and tattooing
Cognitive development: Piagetformal operations, egocentricity, education.
Moral development: adolescent as moral philosopher, political thinking.
Chapter 12---EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Identitiy development: G. Stanley Hall, Erikson and the Crisis of adolescence,
Sullivan, culture.
Peers and family contexts
Courtship, love and sexuality: love and courtship, sexual orientation, sexual
behaviors and attitudes, teenage pregnancy
Career development/vocational choice
Risky behaviors: drinking, drug abuse, suicide, delinquency.
LECTURE Review all appropriate PowerPoint presentations
from the web and class notes (including tapes).