1. Describe how nature and nurture may interact to influence development across our lifespan.

2. Define teratogen. Give an example of a known teratogen and explain its effects on prenatal development.

3. Watch the following episode of “Babies.” What did one learn about critical periods of development, from the first few moments after birth through our first year, from the video?

What did one learn about the importance and power of the attachments babies and their caregivers form? https://youtu.be/YOv5jDFtvsI Part 2

4. Does he or she consider yourself to be a conformist?

When was the last time one violated a social norm or observed a social norm violation? How did the behavior violate social norms? How did he or she and/or the people around one react to the violation?

5. Is there power in conformity? How about non-conformity? end your post with an open-ended question.