Chapter 1- Studying a Child's World

Question 1

5 Age Periods

Answer 1

Prenatal
Infancy & Toddlerhood
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Adolescences

Question 2

Prenatal

Answer 2

Up to birth

Question 3

Infancy & Toddlerhood

Answer 3

0 years to 3 years

Question 4

Early Childhood

Answer 4

3 years to 6 years

Question 5

Middle Childhood

Answer 5

6 years to 12 years

Question 6

Adolescence

Answer 6

12 years to 20 years

Question 7

3 Aspects of Development

Answer 7

1. Physical
2. Cognitive
3. Psychosocial

Question 8

Influences of Development

Answer 8

1. Heredity
2. Environment
3. Maturation
4. Socioeconomic Statues

Question 9

Heredity

Answer 9

Inborn traits that we receive from our parents’ genetic makeup

Question 10

Environment

Answer 10

Child’s specific situation and experiences

Question 11

Maturation

Answer 11

The unfolding of a natural sequence of physical and behavioral changes

Question 12

Socioeconomic Status

Answer 12

Involves, income, education, occupation, and so much more

Question 13

Normative Events

Answer 13

Events that will be experienced the same by most people in a group

Question 14

Normative Age-Graded

Answer 14

Occur at same sage by most people in the group

Question 15

Normative History-Graded

Answer 15

Very similar experiences for people at a formative time in their lives, creating a historical generation

Question 16

Non-Normative Events

Answer 16

Unusual experiences that have a major impact on an individuals

Question 17

Critical Period

Answer 17

A specific time when a certain event has the most impact

Question 18

Sensitive Period

Answer 18

Same definitely of the critical period but less rigid more flexible, genie example

Question 19

Key Points of Chapter 1

Answer 19

1. All domains of development are interrelated
2. Wide range of individual difference
3. Children shape their own development
4. Historical and cultural context strongly influence the development
5. Early experience is important, kids are really