Exam 2 Study Guide: Life-Span Psychology

YOU NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING LISTED BELOW! BE HERE ON TIME WITH A SCANTRON 882-E AND NUMBER 2 PENCILS.

The list below accounts for at least 95% of the content on the exam.

I. Early Childhood

A. Sleep problems B. Animism, Deferred Imitation, Pretend Play, & Egocentrism C. Confusion between fantasy and reality and with appearance and reality D. The components of Working memory and how they operate E. Generic memories & Episodic memories F. Effective strategies when interviewing children who were eyewitnesses to a crime G. The four components of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children H. Piaget’s second stage of cognitive development I. The three stages of self-definition J. Erikson’s third stage of psychosocial development K. The different approaches to understanding gender development L. The four cognitive levels of play M. The four social dimensions of play N. The four forms of discipline O. The four parenting styles P. Prosocial behavior versus altruism Q. The four forms of aggression

II. Middle Childhood

A. The number of calories I said in class that the average child in middle childhood requires B. Piaget’s third stage of cognitive development C. Inductive Reasoning D. Everything about Conservation E. Piaget’s 3 Steps of Moral Reasoning F. Elaborative mnemonic strategy for remembering using a series of places G. Selective Attention H. Gardner’s eight varieties of Intelligence I. If a teacher thinks that a child is a good student, then that alone can actually increase that student’s performance in school J. Everything regarding Dyslexia and ADHD K. Identifying and educating gifted children L. Erikson’s fourth stage of psychosocial development M. Everything I said about Social Comparison Theory N. Parents set rules and then children operate within those boundaries without constant supervision O. The impact of a mother’s employment on her child or children P. Varieties of custody Q. The issue regarding homosexual parents raising children R. Everything regarding the middle childhood psychological disorders discussed in class S. Everything regarding the middle childhood psychological treatments discussed in class