Introduction to Child Psychology

Question 1

Define child psychology

Answer 1

Understanding the development of human behaviour from before birth through childhood, adolescence and adulthood

Question 2

What does child psychology investigate

Answer 2

how experiences in childhood affect later adult development

Question 3

How do children learn gender identity

Answer 3

From observing world around them
Child is more likely to imitate someone similar to them
More likely to model behaviour of same-sex model

Question 4

Vicarious reinforcement in children

Answer 4

Behaviour is reinforced, child motivated to imitate
Model’s respond to child’s gender related behaviour by reinforcement or punishment