Assignment:
Q1. Is there a critical period for first language acquisition? What about a second language learning?
Q2. Is motor development of children universal across cultures?
Q3. Is attachment essential for later emotional development?
Q4. Evaluate Piaget’s stage model of cognitive development. Does recent evidence support it?
Q5. Was Chomsky right about language learning?
Q6. How do infants solve the problem of induction (a.k.a. the ‘Gavagproblem)?
Q7. Describe the development of empathy. What role does empathy play in moral behaviour as children develop?
Q8. How do changes in cognition influence a child’s understanding of gender? Describe how this could lead to gender bias.
Q9. What factors may influence the timing of the transition from pre-operational to concrete-operational thought?
Q10. Can aspects of cognitive development be accelerated by schooling?
Each answer must be in 500 words in essay format, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one-inch margins on all sides, APA format.