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- Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development.
- How can natural selection and adaptive behavior be defined?
- What is evolutionary psychology?
- What are some basic ideas about human development proposed by evolutionary psychologists?
- How can evolutionary psychology be evaluated?
- Describe what genes are, and how they influence human development.
- How does the genetic process work?
- How can the genetic principles of dominant-recessive genes, sex-linked genes, genetic imprinting, and polygenic inheritance be characterized?
- What are some chromosome and gene-linked abnormalities?
- Discuss some of the ways that heredity and environment interact to produce individual differences in development.
- What is behavior genetics?
- What are three types of heredity-environment correlations, and what is an example of each?
- What is meant by the concepts of shared and non-shared environmental experiences?
- What is the epigenetic view of development?
- What conclusions can be reached about heredity-environment interaction?
- Characterize prenatal development and its hazards.
- What are the three periods of prenatal development?
- What are some of the main diagnostic tests that are used to determine whether prenatal development is proceeding normally?
- What is teratology?
- What are some of the main hazards to prenatal development?
- Summarize how birth takes place.
- What are the three main stages of birth?
- What are some different birth strategies?
- What effects does a low birth weight have on development?
- What are three measures of neonatal health and responsiveness?
- How critical is bonding for development?
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