Development

Question 1

By 3/4 weeks old, a long tube develops in the foetus’ brain, which splits into 3 sections called:

Answer 1

Forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain

Question 2

By 5 weeks, what happens to the forebrain and hindbrain?

Answer 2

The forebrain splits into an anterior and posterior, and the hindbrain splits through the middle

Question 3

Describe the first two stages of Piaget’s stages of development

Answer 3

Sensorimotor stage: infants use their senses and movements to get information about the world. Develop object permanence at 6 months.
Pre-operational stage (2-4 years): children get involved in symbolic play, ask lots of q’s and are ego centric

Question 4

Describe the final two stages of Piaget’s stages of development

Answer 4

Concrete operational stage (7-12 years): apply rules and strategies to help their thinking and use concrete objects to aid understanding. Difficulty with abstract ideas like morality
Formal operational stage (12+): can imagine scenarios in their head and see that actions have consequences

Question 5

What is Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Answer 5

That children develop through adapting to the world and new experiences. They form Schemas about the world, which change as they experience more and learn new things. This is how intelligence is developed, along with the four stages

Question 6

Assimilation, accommodation, equilibrium

Answer 6

.

Question 7

What is Dweck’s mindset theory?

Answer 7

Children who have a growth mindset will put in more effort than those who have a fixed mindset

Question 8

What are the key points of Willingham’s theory?

Answer 8

Factual knowledge is necessary before learning a new skill

Don’t practise until you get it right, practise until you can’t get it wrong

Question 9

Revise Piaget and Inhelder 3 mountains

Answer 9

.

Question 10

Revise Gunderson et al (person and process praise)

Answer 10

.