1. Describe the major structures and the pattern of growth of the brain and its neurons during the prenatal and postnatal periods.
   
   
2. Identify the two types of neural plasticity and their relationship to sensitive periods.
   
   
3. Identify the most common technologies employed in the study of brain functioning.
   
   
4. Explain the differences between the right and left hemispheres of the brain and discuss the issues concerning lateralization.
   
   
5. Describe the principle evident in many aspects of motor skill development and the different types of primitive and postural reflexes.
   
   
6. Describe sudden infant death syndrome, its associated risk factors, and the steps that can be taken to help reduce its occurrence.
   
   
7. Discuss the significance of rhythmical stereotypes and identify the major milestones in development, such as postural control, locomotion, and manual control.
   
   
8. Describe the ways in which motor skills develop in the preschool and later-childhood years.
   
   
9. Describe and discuss the research on the biological and experiential determinants of motor development.
   
   
10. Explain how cross-cultural differences in motor development may come about.
    
    
11. Describe the norms and patterns of growth in height, weight, and other body organs and systems.
    
    
12. Explain how genetic, neural, and hormonal factors influence physical growth and development.
    
    
13. Discuss the importance of nutrition and health on physical growth and development.
    
    
14. Explain how social and emotional factors can affect physical development.
    
    
15. Describe secular trends and their importance in determining physical growth and development.
    
    
16. Describe how height and obesity influence people's perceptions of individuals, their own sense of worth, and individual and cultural efforts to change these physical characteristics.
    
    
17. Discuss concerns about obesity and eating disorders that are present in modern society.
    
    
18. Discuss the various indicators that signify the emergence of physical maturity.
    
    
19. Describe the social and emotional consequences of early and later maturity.
    
    
20. Discuss adolescent sexual behavior and the concerns it raises in many societies.
    
    
21. Identify major arguments for and against sex education in the school curriculum.