After completing this chapter you should be able to:

• Discuss the development of moral reasoning from childhood through adulthood.
• Describe the progression of prosocial behavior, including biological and contextual influences.
• Explain how children learn to engage in acceptable behavior.
• Identify normative patterns of aggressive behavior and influences on atypical aggression during childhood and adolescence.
• Describe the typical progression of religiosity or spirituality over the lifespan.