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13. infancy and childhood Flashcards

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What are the three stages of development during childhood?

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Infancy: Birth to 2 years, Early childhood: 3-5 years, Middle and late childhood: 6-11 years

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What is physical development?

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Changes in height, weight, and body proportions

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What are the two types of motor skills?

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Gross motor skills and fine motor skills

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How long is an average newborn?

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49-50 cm

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How much does an average newborn weigh?

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2.5 kg

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By what age do infants typically double their birth weight?

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By 4 months

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By what age do infants typically triple their birth weight?

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By their first birthday

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What reflexes do infants display?

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Grasping reflex and rooting reflex

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At what age do infants start sitting while supported?

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By age 2 months

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When do infants typically learn to stand alone?

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By 10 to 12 months

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When do infants typically learn to walk?

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By 13 to 18 months

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What is the significance of fine motor skills during infancy?

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Infants begin to reach out and grasp objects, refining this ability during the first 2 years of life

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Describe the physical development during early childhood.

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Children’s movements become almost ‘automatic’ as they gain confidence and balance

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What physical abilities do children display at 3 years of age?

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Simple movements like hopping, jumping, and running

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What physical abilities do children display at 4 years of age?

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Climbing up and down stairs with one foot on each step

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What happens to physical growth during middle and late childhood?

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Growth slows down but remains consistent, with an increase in height and weight

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What is cognitive development?

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How children think and how their thinking changes from one developmental stage to another

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What are schemes according to Piaget?

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The smallest units of thought that help children adapt to the world

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What is adaptation in cognitive development?

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Adjusting current information to new environmental demands

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What is assimilation?

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Incorporating new information into existing schemes

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What is accommodation?

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Adjusting schemes to fit new information and experiences

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What is organization in cognitive development?

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Grouping and categorizing information to make sense of the world

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What is equilibration?

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The mechanism by which children shift from one stage of thought to the next

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What is the sensorimotor stage?

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A stage from birth to two years where children understand the world through sensory experiences and motor actions

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What is object permanence?

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Understanding that objects and events continue to exist even when they are out of sight

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What is imitation?

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Copying or reproducing someone’s actions or language

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What is the pre-operational stage?

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A stage from 2 to 7 years where children represent the world with words and images

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What is egocentrism?

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The inability to distinguish one’s own perspective from someone else’s

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What is animism?

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Believing that inanimate objects have life-like qualities

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What is centration?

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Focusing attention on only one aspect of an object

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What is conservation?

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Understanding that altering an object’s physical appearance does not change its basic properties

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What is the concrete operational stage?

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A stage from 7 to 11 years where children apply logical reasoning to problems

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What is classification in cognitive development?

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Dividing and categorizing objects into sets and subsets

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What is seriation?

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Ordering objects along a quantitative dimension

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What are the key cognitive achievements during infancy?

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Adapting sucking schemes, understanding object permanence, and developing imitation

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What is the symbolic function sub-stage?

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A sub-stage from 2 to 4 years where children represent the world with words and images

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What is the intuitive sub-stage?

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A sub-stage from 4 to 7 years where children use primitive reasoning

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What is the role of play in cognitive development?

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Helps children develop symbolic thinking and problem-solving skills

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What are fine motor skills?

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Small muscle movements, such as picking up objects between thumb and forefinger

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What are gross motor skills?

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Large muscle movements, such as walking and running

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How do children develop cognitive abilities during early childhood?

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Through symbolic function, intuitive thought, and egocentrism

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What is the role of imitation in cognitive development?

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Helps infants learn and reproduce actions and sounds

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How do children understand the concept of conservation?

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By recognizing that physical changes do not alter the quantity of an object

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What is the importance of classification in cognitive development?

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Helps children organize and understand relationships between different objects

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How does seriation contribute to cognitive development?

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Allows children to understand and order objects based on quantitative dimensions

46
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What is the impact of physical development on cognitive abilities?

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Improved motor skills enable children to explore and interact with their environment, enhancing cognitive development

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How do cognitive processes change during middle and late childhood?

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Children develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills, and can understand complex relationships between objects

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What are the key milestones in physical development during infancy?

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Doubling and tripling birth weight, developing motor skills, and achieving balance and coordination

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What are the key milestones in cognitive development during infancy?

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Developing object permanence, imitation, and adapting schemes to new information

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What are the key milestones in physical development during early childhood?

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Improved motor skills, balance, and coordination

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What are the key milestones in cognitive development during early childhood?

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Symbolic thinking, primitive reasoning, and understanding egocentrism

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What are the key milestones in physical development during middle and late childhood?

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Consistent growth in height and weight, improved muscle tone, and fine motor skills

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What are the key milestones in cognitive development during middle and late childhood?

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Logical reasoning, classification, and seriation

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How do infants develop motor skills?

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Through reflexes, voluntary actions, and practice in controlling their bodies

55
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What is the role of sensory experiences in cognitive development?

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Helps infants understand and interact with their environment

56
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How do infants learn to adapt their sucking schemes?

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By adjusting their sucking patterns to different objects

57
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What is the significance of object permanence?

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It indicates the infant’s understanding that objects continue to exist even when not seen

58
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How does imitation evolve during infancy?

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From copying actions they can already perform to deferred imitation of actions observed earlier

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What is the impact of physical growth on cognitive abilities during infancy?

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Increased mobility and motor skills allow infants to explore and learn from their environment

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How do children develop symbolic thinking?

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Through the use of words, images, and pretend play to represent objects and experiences

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What are the limitations of pre-operational thought?

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Egocentrism, animism, centration, and lack of conservation

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How do children overcome egocentrism?

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By gradually learning to take others’ perspectives into account

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What is the role of logical reasoning in cognitive development?

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Enables children to solve problems and understand complex relationships

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How do children develop classification skills?

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By learning to group objects based on shared characteristics and relationships

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What is the importance of seriation in cognitive development?

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Helps children understand order and relationships between objects based on size, quantity, or other dimensions

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How do children develop conservation skills?

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By understanding that changes in appearance do not alter the basic properties of an object

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What are the key achievements of the concrete operational stage?

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Logical reasoning, conservation, classification, and seriation

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How does physical development influence cognitive abilities during middle and late childhood?

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Improved fine and gross motor skills allow for more complex interactions with the environment, enhancing cognitive development

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What is the role of play in physical and cognitive development?

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Supports motor skill development, symbolic thinking, and problem-solving abilities

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How do children develop problem-solving skills?

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Through experiences and practice in logical reasoning and understanding relationships between objects

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What are the main changes in physical development from infancy to childhood?

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Growth in height and weight, development of motor skills, and changes in body proportions

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How does cognitive development progress from infancy to childhood?

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From sensory and motor experiences to symbolic thinking, logical reasoning, and understanding complex relationships

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