McGraw-Hill OnlineMcGraw-Hill Higher EducationLearning Center
Student Center | Instructor Center | Information Center | Home
Career Opportunities
Glossary
Child's World Image Gallery
Guide To Electronic Research
Internet Guide
Study Skills Primer
PowerWeb
Learning Objectives
Chapter Outline
Chapter Overview
Multiple Choice Quiz
Matching Quiz
Fill in the Blanks
True or False
Glossary
Flashcards
Interactive Activities
Crossword Puzzles
Web Links
Feedback
Help Center


A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years

Learning Objectives


LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION I

After reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 8, you should be able to do the following.
  1. Tell how researchers study babies' emotions; name at least five emotions babies seem to show during the first year; and explain the relationship between self-awareness and the development of emotions.
  2. Identify four patterns of crying, and explain the value of crying as a diagnostic tool.
  3. Trace changes, with age, in what makes babies smile and laugh.

  4. 4. Describe three temperamental patterns, and tell how temperament is assessed.
  5. Explain the significance of "goodness of fit" and its implications for parenting.
  6. Discuss influences on, and stability of, temperament.
  7. Identify societal changes and cultural patterns in family life that affect children's socialization, and cite two current trends in research on the family's influence on personality development.
  8. Point out the significance of Harlow's research on monkeys separated from their mothers after birth.
  9. Compare infants' interactions with their mothers and with their fathers, and discuss the significance of the father-infant relationship, especially with regard to gender-typing.
  10. Summarize what is known about physical, cognitive, and psychosocial differences between baby boys and girls.
  11. Describe two common patterns of grandparenting, and discuss the importance of the grandparent's role.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION II

After reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 8, you should be able to do the following.
  1. Describe the first crisis proposed by Erik Erikson, basic trust versus basic mistrust.
  2. Trace the development of an infant's early attachment behavior.
  3. Describe and evaluate the Strange Situation and other instruments for research on attachment.
  4. Identify four patterns of attachment; discuss how these patterns are established, influences upon them, and their long-term effects.
  5. Describe research on the mutual regulation model and its relevance to babies' emotional development.
  6. Tell how a mother's depression can affect her baby, and name several effective interventions.
  7. Identify factors influencing stranger anxiety and separation anxiety.
  8. Discuss whether or not infants exhibit social referencing.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION III

After reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 8, you should be able to do the following.
  1. Trace three stages in the development of the self-concept during infancy and toddlerhood.
  2. Describe the second crisis proposed by Erik Erikson, autonomy versus shame and doubt.
  3. List at least four suggestions for dealing with toddlers' negativism and developing socially acceptable behavior.
  4. Discuss the development of self-regulation and its relationship to socialization and internalization.
  5. Assess the relationship of committed compliance and situational compliance to the development of conscience.
  6. Identify factors that influence the success of socialization.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR SECTION IV

After reading and reviewing this section of Chapter 8, you should be able to do the following.
  1. Describe typical reactions to the arrival of a new baby and suggest ways to help siblings adjust.
  2. Describe the complex interactions between siblings during infancy and toddlerhood.
  3. Trace changes in typical social interactions among infants and toddlers, and cite influences on individual differences in sociability