INTRODUCTION; study methods
- Neuroscience; developmental theories; developmental research
PRE-SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT (Conception though early childhood):
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Physical development
- Heredity, genetic disorders, embryology, fetal development, pregnancy and its risks
- Childbirth, neonatal health, neonatal abilities
- Growth, muscle and nerve development, motor skills
- Sensory abilities, learning
- Cognitive development:
- Piaget's stages: sensorimotor thinking, preoperational thinking, operational thinking
- Attention, learning, memory, number skills
- Vygotsky & scaffolding
- Speech, language, social communication
- "Terrible twos", concept of "self", "theory of mind"
- Social development:
- Erikson's stages, attachment, emotions, social interactions and abilities, gender identity
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