Chapter 1 - Beliefs About Babies

Question 1

Continuous Development

Answer 1

Characterization of development as a gradual, smooth process of change.

Question 2

Nature

Answer 2

Biological factors influencing development

Question 3

Nurture

Answer 3

Environmental and experimental factors influencing development.

Question 4

Epigenesis

Answer 4

The interaction of genes with each other and with the organism’s internal and external environment to produce developmental outcomes, such as new structures, behaviours, and abilities.

Question 5

Literary Evidence

Answer 5

Written information, including parents’ diaries and letters, childrearing advice written by ministers and doctors, and children’s books.

Question 6

Quantitative Archival Evidence

Answer 6

Official Sources of written information and data, including census data, tax records, and legislative and court records.

Question 7

Material Culture

Answer 7

Physical evidence, such as toys, clothing, furniture, and works of art.

Question 8

Infant Mortality Rate

Answer 8

Number of deaths per 1000 live births, usually reported with reference to the age of 1 year.

Question 9

Why do we study infants?

Answer 9

1. Development as transformation
2. Impact of early life experience
3. Research methods and tools
4. Interdisciplinary collaboration.