PSYC 2310 Chapter 12: Chapter 12 - Development over the Lifespan

Summarize the psychosexual stages of personality
development (focus on personality traits in adulthood).

41. The fact that researchers have found that rat pups that were raised in a stimulating early environment have larger neurons and more dendrite branches supports A) the idea that brain development is primarily genetically determined B) the idea that the environment has an important impact on brain development C) the idea of neural plasticity D) all of the above E) Only B) and C) above

• Summarize object relations theory and attachment theory,
noting key contributions, developments, and concepts.