Basic Concepts Flashcards
Refers to the emotional bond to another person
Attachement
can be measured quantitatively
growth
indicators are height, weight, bone, and dentition
growth
complexity of function and skill progression, adapt to the environment, behavioral aspect of growth
development
child acquires new skills and information with the help or assistance of an adult or an adult peer
Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
transmitting biological traits from parents to offspring through genes, the basic units of heredity
Heredity
surrounding condition that influences growth and development
Environment
“What I can do.”
Zone of Achieved Development
What I can do with a help of an adult
Zone of Proximal Development
These are ideas based on observations and other kinds of evidences which are organized in a systematic manner
Theory
Views development in terms of evolutionary concepts
Ethological Theory
This theory focuses on the individual’s interactions with the society
Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory
This theory focuses on a child that is socially dependent at the beginning of his cognitive life
Zone of Proximal Development/Socio-historic-Cognitive or Linguistic Theory
It is our physical characteristics such as hair, eye color, facial features, height, and weight
Nature (heredity)
Environment
Nurture
