| Module Outline |
| Module 11: Prenatal and Childhood Development |
| Module 11 explains how humans develop from before birth through childhood. Prenatal development and prenatal care begins the module, followed by the reflexes of a newborn. |
| Physical development emphasizing brain and motor development is detailed. Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory is covered, including the four stages of cognitive development. |
| The module concludes by discussing social development with explanations of
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| The Beginnings of Life | |
| Prenatal | |
| Zygote | |
| Differentiate | |
| Genes | |
| Embryo | |
| Fetus | |
| Placenta | |
| Teratogens | |
| Fetal alcohol syndrome | |
| The newborn | |
| Reflexes | |
| Rooting reflex | |
| Temperament | |
| Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood | |
| Maturation | |
| Motor development | |
| Cognitive Development in Infancy and Childhood | |
| Jean Piaget | |
| Developmental psychology | |
| Cognition | |
| Schemas (schemes) | |
| Assimilation | |
| Accommodation | |
| Sensorimotor stage | |
| Object permanence | |
| Preoperational stage | |
| Conservation | |
| Egocentrism | |
| Concrete operational stage | |
| Formal operational stage | |
| Social Development in Infancy and Childhood | |
| Stranger anxiety | |
| Attachment | |
| Body contact | |
| Contact comfort | |
| Harry Harlow | |
| Cloth vs. wire mothers | |
| Familiarity | |
| Critical period | |
| Konrad Lorenz | |
| Imprinting | |
| Responsiveness | |
| Securely attached | |
| Insecurely attached | |
| Parenting patterns | |
| Authoritarian parenting | |
| Permissive parenting | |
| Authoritative parenting | |
| Three Key Developmental Issues | |
| Continuity and stages | |
| Stability and change | |
| Nature and nurture | |