PSY1001 Chapter 1&2 - Describe the point at which nature begins to influence

PSY1001

Chapter 1

1. Describe the point at which nature begins to influence nurture in the developmental process.
2. Identify some of the social contexts of life.
3. Differentiate between cohorts and age groups.
4. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of quantitative research.
5. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of qualitative research.

Chapter 2

1. Explain the similarities and differences between Freud’s and Erikson’s theories of adulthood.
2. Describe when social learning is most powerful.
3. Explain what Piaget discovered that earlier psychologists did not realize.
4. Identify human behaviors that were protective centuries ago but are harmful now.
5. Describe why it is beneficial to know more than one theory to explain human behavior.