BASED ON LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT OF BEHAVIOR

1. Explain the nature of infant development
2. Describe some of the different cries infants have.
3. What is meant by temperament, and what are Chess and Thomas's three basic types of temperament?
4. What is meant by goodness of fit?
5. According to Sanson and Rothbart, what are the best parenting strategies to use in relations to children's temperament?
6. Define attachment and discuss several different theories of attachment.
7. Describe some individual variations in attachment assessed by the Strange Situation.
8. Discuss how caregiving styles are related to attachment classifications.
9. How can child care influence infant development?
10. How does the body grow and change in early childhood?
11. Describe the changes that take place in motor development.
12. What are some concerns about malnutrition during early childhood?
13. List some causes of illness and death among young children in the United States.
14. List and describe what characterizes Piaget's stage of preoperational thought.
15. Elaborate on Vygotsky's theory of children's cognitive development.