North Seattle Community College's

PSYCHOLOGY 200 LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Instructor: Nancy Jago Finley, nfinle@sccd.ctc.edu

CHAPTER FIVE ESSAY QUESTIONS

PLEASE CHOOSE ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Complete one of the case study exercises for this chapter found on the companion website for our text.

2. Illustrate how the brain attempts to protect itself under circumstances of adversity during development. How might it try to compensate for a lack of stimulation, for neglect or for maltreatment?

3. Imagine that you are a psychologist who wants to determine the earliest point in human development at which an infant can demonstrate specific skills, such as the ability to judge distances or to differentiate between lines at different angles. Suggest research approaches and techniques that might be helpful in studying these questions. Note the difficulties that might be expected.