Q1. What are the benefits to studying child development? Identify specific benefits for the following populations: current parents, future parents, lawmakers, teachers, doctors, and other members of society.
Q2. What is your initial response to being a virtual parent? How did you choose your baby's name? Do you know how your name was chosen? Transitioning to parenthood can be a very exciting and challenging time for families. What are some of the challenges you think new parents have to deal with?
Q3. Genetic Engineering has become a norm in food production throughout the world. Only recently have scientists begun to apply this type of research to humans. Genetic Engineering could possibly allow individuals to choose the sex of their future child, eliminate genetic disorders by removing selected abnormal genes and replacing them with normal genes, or even build a "super human" with all the most desirable genetic traits. What are potential positive effects of this type of research? What are some possible ethical concerns with this type of research?
Q4. The Developing Lives program gathers information about your basic biology (height and weight) as well as information about your basic personality and cognitive traits and preferences. How much influence does genetics play on the personality and temperament of a biological child? Which traits are primarily determined by genetics? Which traits are primarily determined by how the child is raised (environment)?