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9. Make inferences. Choose two wel ll-
known celebrities from the past. If f
these two individuals had a child,
what characteristics of each might t you
predict?
10. Cause and effect. Choose a news story s
about a person such as someone who w
robbed a store or someone who built u a
new neighborhood playground. What W
do you think influenced this person o to fl
commit this act?
Core C C C C o o r r e e e Skills S S S S k k k i i l l l l s s s s s
11. Draw conclusions. What is the role l
of theories in understanding huma an
development?
12. Writing. Using Erikson’s theory, write w
a two-page paper refl on an nd flecting
giving examples of your psychosocial o
development.
13. Speaking. Demonstrate how classical s
conditioning can be used to change g
behavior.
14. Listening. Interview a young child d and
ask about the events of his or her day. d
How does the report relate to Piaget’s g
theory? th ?
15. Reading. Read a book that includes e
a relationship between at least two o
siblings. Describe how these fictional n fi
characters are alike and how they are
different.
16. Math. Interview your family members m
and friends. Ask them about the origin
of their most dominant physical and n
personality traits. Keep a tally of
whether they most often refer to a
biological or environmental origin. n
Tally the results. Which origin was s
cited the most? How often was the e
origin the same for both traits? g
17. CTE Career Readiness Practice.
Every action has a reaction, whether h
immediately seen or not. There are e
positive and negative consequences
for different action and inaction. Make
a list of fi ve things you have done fi
for which there were either positive
or negative consequences. Put a plus
sign (+) beside the positive outcomes
and a minus (–) sign beside the
negative outcomes. What could you do
differently to change each outcome?
Research R R e e s s e e e a a a a r r c h h h h h h h h
18. Conduct an Internet search to learn
more about the difference between
scientific observations, experiments, fi
and longitudinal studies. How do
scientists use these ways of studying
humans to form theories and explain
and predict human development?
Share your fi ndings with the class. fi
19. Find an online video that effectively
demonstrates one of the theories
described in this chapter. Share your
video with the class and identify the
reasons you chose this video.
20. Conduct further research on the
theorists discussed in this chapter and
their theories of human development. their theories of human development.
What historical influences most fl
impacted their work?
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21. As a class, brainstorm a list of ethical
education-related dilemmas. Working
in small groups, choose one of the
dilemmas on the list, debate the topic,
and solve the dilemma. Create a fi ve- fi
minute video presentation outlining
the group’s view on the dilemma. You
may wish to expand your project by
participating in an Educators Rising
Ethical Dilemma Competition. See your
adviser for further information.