By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss Freud’s theory of psychosexual developmentDescribe the major tasks of child and adult psychosocial development according to EriksonDiscuss Piaget’s view of cognitive development and apply the stages to understanding childhood cognitionDescribe Kohlberg’s theory of moral development

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the stages of prenatal development and recognize the importance of prenatal careDiscuss physical, cognitive, and emotional development that occurs from infancy through childhoodDiscuss physical, cognitive, and emotional development that occurs during adolescenceDiscuss physical, cognitive, and emotional development that occurs in adulthood

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Define and distinguish between the three domains of development: physical, cognitive and psychosocialDiscuss the normative approach to developmentUnderstand the three major issues in development: continuity and discontinuity, one common course of development or many unique courses of development, and nature versus nurture

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the three basic functions of memoryDescribe the three stages of memory storageDescribe and distinguish between procedural and declarative memory and semantic and episodic memory

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the brain functions involved in memoryRecognize the roles of the hippocampus, amygdala, and cerebellum

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Compare and contrast the two types of amnesiaDiscuss the unreliability of eyewitness testimonyDiscuss encoding failureDiscuss the various memory errorsCompare and contrast the two types of interference

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Recognize and apply memory-enhancing strategiesRecognize and apply effective study techniques

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the findings of the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart as they relate to personality and geneticsDiscuss temperament and describe the three infant temperaments identified by Thomas and ChessDiscuss the evolutionary perspective on personality development

By the end of this section you should be able to:Discuss personality differences of people from collectivist and individualist culturesDiscuss the three approaches to studying personality in a cultural context

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the assumptions of the psychodynamic perspective on personality developmentDefine and describe the nature and function of the id, ego, and superegoDefine and describe the defense mechanismsDefine and describe the psychosexual stages of personality development

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the contributions of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers to personality development

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the behaviorist perspective on personalityDescribe the cognitive perspective on personalityDescribe the social cognitive perspective on personality

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the concept of the inferiority complexDiscuss the core differences between Erikson’s and Freud’s views on personalityDiscuss Jung’s ideas of the collective unconscious and archetypesDiscuss the work of Karen Horney, including her revision of Freud’s “penis envy”

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryRecognize and describe common projective tests used in personality assessment

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss early trait theories of Cattell and EysenckDiscuss the Big Five factors and describe someone who is high and low on each of the five traits

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Define personalityDescribe early theories about personality development

Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.For more information, visit: OpenStax Psychology