 |  Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition E. Mavis Hetherington,
University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke,
University of California
Mark Schmuckler,
University of Toronto at Scarborough
The Child's Growth: Brain, Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Maturation
Learning Objectives
| Describe the growth of the brain during infancy. Include the concepts of hemispheric specialization and laterality. |
| | | | Cite and discuss the evidence for the effects of the environment on brain plasticity. |
| | | | Describe the course of motor development in the areas of grasping and walking. |
| | | | Discuss the roles of experience and culture in the development of motor skills. Give examples and relate these to the psychological implications of locomotion. Discuss the idea of perception-action coupling, and some experimental examples of this concept. |
| | | | Explain the principles that guide physical growth, and discuss the general trends in rates of maturation. |
| | | | Look at the differences in growth and the possible explanations for these differences. |
| | | | Describe the course of puberty for boys and girls. Include social and emotional changes as well as physical. |
| | | | Discuss the factors that influence obesity and other eating disorders. Know the causes for these problems and strategies for helping children who experience them. |
| | | | Identify possible outcomes of early and late maturation. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education