chapter 1 Flashcards
the idea that the mind of the human infant is a tabula rasa at birth reflects the belief that…
experience molds each person into a unique individual
in child development science, an organized set of ideas that is designed to explain development is referred to as a…
theory
_____ theory states that child development occurs according to the prearranged scheme or plan within the body.
maturational
when a particular type of learning can take place only during a specific time period, not before or after that period, there is a(n) _____ for learning that behaviour.
crtical period
creating an emotional bond with the mother is sometimes called…
imprinting
Sigmund Freud’s psychodynamic theory…
emphasizes the influence of early experiences on later development
what is “the id”?
wants immediate gratification of bodily desires
the moral agent in a child’s personality is the…
superego
Freud proposed that children develop in stages. in order, these stages are…
oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
B.F. Skinner is most closely associated with what concept?
operant conditioning
a reward that consists of taking away something unpleasant is called…
negative reinforcement
according to Bronfenbrenner, the people and objects in an individual’s immediate environment represent the…
microsystem
the continuity-discontinuity issue addresses the question of whether…
early development is related to later development
the nature-nurture issue is concerned with…
the roles that biology and environment play in development
research measures that involve watching children’s unprompted behaviour in real-life settings are referred to as…
naturalistic observations
