Test 1 - Class Notes Flashcards
Study prep for the class notes portion of test 1.
What is a cultural artifact?
Any artifact that gives information about the culture of its creator and user.
What are the four reasons we study human development?
- Set a precedent of “normal”.
- Guidance in responding to behaviour.
- Recognizing usual development.
- Self-understanding.
Why should we have a precedent of “normal”?
So we have an average of development to compare others to.
How does guidance in responding to behaviour pertain to development?
It means that we know how we should react to children at certain ages in their development.
Why is it important to recognize usual development?
We can tell when a child is not displaying this and diagnose problems early.
Why is self-understanding important to development?
It can help us determine how we develop. Pose research such and questions such as nature versus nurture.
What have been the major historical steps in the study of Human Development?
- Intuitive knowledge.
- The concept of childhood.
- Early developmental study.
- Modern developmental study.
What is practical or intuitive knowledge in terms of development?
- Generational knowledge passed down by word of mouth or informal demonstration (what you have observed).
- The instincts that you are born with to parent.
What are two examples showing that the concept of childhood did not always exist?
- Medieval times children were depicted as mini adults, example in paintings. This was due to needing their help immediately.
- Child mortality was high so they had to prove themselves as strong to make it through childhood + lifespan was just shorter in general.
Which two people were associated with early childhood study?
- John Locke.
2. Jean Jaques Rousseau.
What 3 ideas was Locke associated with?
- Idea of Tabula Rosa - Blank Slate, thought that children needed to be moulded.
- He was also opposed to physical punishment.
- Overall associated with nurture.
What 4 ideas was Jean Jaques Rousseau associated with?
- Childhood has its own way of seeing, thinking, and feeling.
- Thought that society would corrupt this.
- Children already have what they need to be successful adults they just need help to get there.
- Overall associated with nature.
Who is associated with modern childhood developmental study?
- Charles Darwin
- Arnold Gaselli
- Jean Piaget
What was Charles Darwin know for in developmental study?
Wrote biography of son’s development.
What was Arnold Gaselli know for?
Generalized what standard development looks like. Example ages for jumping, running and swinging.
