Child Development- Chapter 1 Flashcards
When you are confident that you are good at caring for children, children will feel more secure with you.
True
By studying children, you can have a better understanding of why they feel, think, and act the way they do.
True
The stages of development are similar for all children all over the world.
True
Freud believed that childhood experiences had little effect on people’s adult life.
False
Most scientists believe that both nature and nurture affect the way in which a child develops.
True
Before the 20th century, children fequently worked in factories or other adult work places.
True
When you state your opinion about an event, you are giving an objective observation.
False
The stage of life between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence.
True
You should keep a written record of what you see when you are observing children.
True
Childhood is a time of rapid development.
True
Childhood is a time of being dependent on caregivers.
True
Childhood is a time of preparation for adult life.
True
Jaime screams when he wakes up from a nap because, from past experience, he knows his mother will come and get him. What theorist first studied this type of learning?
B.F. Skinner
A person with high self-esteem has many friends.
True
A person with high-self esteem typical performs poorly in school.
False
What term refers to not sharing private information.
Confidentiality
What is the purpose of a baseline?
To determine the frequency (number of times) a behavior occurs.
Emilio has brown hair- how is this determined?
Heredity
Someone who takes care of a child is called a?
Caregiver
What do we call a person’s development from birth to death.
Human Life Cycle
What term refers to the biological transfer of characteristics?
Heredity
What is the purpose of a child development checklist?
To create a list of skills or behaviors to be observed.
Any activity that arouses a child’s sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell is considered to be a form of?
Stimulation
What kind of record is a child care worker creating if they write down a child’s behavior during nap time everyday for 3 weeks?
Anecdotal Record
How does stimulation affect babies?
It helps their brain and nervous system develop.
Who was the 1st theorist to scientifically study how children learn?
Jean Piaget
What type of observation record is probably most useful if you are trying to change a certain behavior a child has?
Frequency Count
What did Lev Vygotsky state about the role of social interaction in children’s learning?
Social contact is important for intellectual development
What did theorist Albert Bandura believe about how children learn?
Children learn by imitating others
What theorist held the idea that environment shapes behavior and behavior affects environment?
Albert Bandura
What are the years from 55-75 called?
Late Adulthood
How can child development help you to better understand yourself and deal with children in the future?
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Explain why two children can grow up in the same home and go to the same school, but become very different adults.
No two people have the exact same environment. They will have different friends, and different inherited characteristics. Also no two people respond to situations in the exact same way.
