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Learning Objectives 4-5
Developmental Psychology
Chapter 4 Assignments
(AP Psychology Scoring Criteria 11)
Lesson One: Pages 130-135
September 28
Genes and Genetic Studies
Vocabulary: behavior genetics, environment, chromosomes, DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid),
genes, genome, identical twins, fraternal twins
Reading Questions:
4-1: What are genes, and how do behavior geneticists explain our individual
differences?
Lesson Two: Pages 135-139
September 29
Temperament, Molecular Genetics, Heritability, Environmental Interaction
Vocabulary: temperament, molecular genetics, heritability, interaction, epigenetics
Reading Questions:
4-2: What is the promise of molecular genetics research?
4-3: What is heritability, and how does it relate to individuals and groups?
4-4: How do heredity and environment work together?
Lesson Three: Pages 139-144
September 30
Evolutionary Psychology
Vocabulary: evolutionary psychology, natural selection, mutation, gender
Reading Questions:
4-5: How do evolutionary psychologists use natural selection to explain behavior
tendencies?
4-6: How do evolutionary psychologist explain gender differences in sexuality and
mating preferences?
4-7: What are the key criticisms of evolutionary psychology, and how do evolutionary
psychologists respond?
Lesson Four: Pages 145-147
October 5 Chapter 4 Reading Quiz 1
Experience and Development
Reading Questions:
4-8: How do early experiences modify the brain?
4-9: In what ways do parents and peers shape children’s development?
Lesson Five: Pages 148-154
October 6
Cultural Influences
Vocabulary: culture, norm, individualism, collectivism
Reading Questions:
4-10: How do cultural norms affect our behavior?
4-11: How do individualist and collectivist cultures influence people?
Lesson Six: Pages 154-158
October 7
Gender Development
Vocabulary: aggression, X-chromosome, Y-chromosome, testosterone
Reading Questions:
4-12: What are some ways in which males and females tend to be alike and to differ?
4-13: How is our biological sex determined, and how do sex hormones influence gender
development?
Lesson Seven: Pages 158-163
October 10
Nurture on Gender and Reflections on Nature vs Nurture
Vocabulary: role, gender role, social learning theory, gender identity, gender typing, transgender
Reading Questions:
4-14: How do gender roles and gender typing influence gender development?
4-15: What is included in the biopsychosocial approach to development?
Ch. 4
Learning Objective 4 Assessments
Notebook Check (Oct. 11) Chapter 4 Reading Quiz 2
Chapter 4 Exam (October 13)
What should I know from Chapter 4?
a. Discuss the interaction of nature and nurture (including cultural variations) in
the determination of behavior.
b. Explain the process of conception and gestation, including factors that influence
successful fetal development (e.g., nutrition, illness, substance abuse).
c. Discuss maturation of motor skills.
d. Describe the influence of temperament and other social factors on attachment
and appropriate socialization.
e. Explain the maturation of cognitive abilities (e.g., Piaget’s stages, information
processing).
f. Compare and contrast models of moral development (e.g., Kohlberg, Gilligan).
g. Discuss maturational challenges in adolescence, including related family
conflicts.
h. Explain how parenting styles influence development.
i. Characterize the development of decisions related to intimacy as people mature.
j. Predict the physical and cognitive changes that emerge as people age, including
steps that can be taken to maximize function.
k. Describe how sex and gender influence socialization and other aspects of
development.
l. Identify key contributors in developmental psychology (e.g., Mary Ainsworth,
Albert Bandura, Diana Baumrind, Erik Erikson, Sigmund Freud, Carol Gilligan,
Harry Harlow, Lawrence Kohlberg, Konrad Lorenz, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky).
(CollegeBoard, 2014)