Growth & Development

Question 1

John Watson

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John Broadus Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism

Question 2

Learning

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the act of acquiring new, or modifying and reinforcing existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences and may involve synthesizing different types of information

Question 3

Jerome Bruner

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an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology

Question 4

Maria Montessori

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Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy

Question 5

Noam Chomsky

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Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist

Question 6

Nativist Theory

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In the field of psychology, nativism is the view that certain skills or abilities are “native” or hard-wired into the brain at birth

Question 7

Egocentrism

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the inability to differentiate between self and other

Question 8

Neuroplasticity

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Neuroplasticity, also known as brain plasticity or neural plasticity, is an umbrella term that describes lasting change to the brain throughout an individual’s life course

Question 9

Fast Mapping

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In cognitive psychology, fast mapping is the term used for the hypothesized mental process whereby a new concept is learned based only on a single exposure to a given unit of information

Question 10

Early Childhood Education

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Early childhood education is a branch of education theory which relates to the teaching of young children up until the age of about eight

Question 11

Adolescent sexuality

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Adolescent sexuality is sexual feelings, behavior and development in adolescents and a stage of human sexuality

Question 12

Puberty

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Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child’s body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction

Question 13

Self-Concept

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One’s self-concept is a collection of beliefs about oneself that includes elements such as academic performance, gender roles, sexuality, and racial identity

Question 14

Learning Environment

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Learning environment can refer to an educational approach, cultural context, or physical setting in which teaching and learning occur

Question 15

Content

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In publishing, art, and communication, content is the information and experience directed towards an end-user or audience

Question 16

Cooperative Learning

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Cooperative learning is an educational approach which aims to organize classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences