Theories, issues, themes, and methods for studying child development Flashcards
The way that children can process information changes as they get older. This is a _______ change in development.
qualitative
_____________ includes the influence of what we bring to development as a result of our genetic inheritance.
Nature
The rapid increase in height that adolescents experience when they go through the adolescent growth spurt is an example of a(n)
quantitative change
Steve says that there is no one right way to raise a child. He believes that optimal development can be achieved through diverse paths. He is endorsing the principle of
equifinality
John Watson, the father of behaviorism, believed that our personality, abilities and other qualities are primarily determined by
the environment
Right before baby Dom’s mother leaves for work every morning, she takes her car keys off of a hook on the wall. As soon as Dom’s mother unhooks the keys, Dom cries. In this example, __________ is the conditioned stimulus.
Dom’s mother unhooking the keys
Psychoanalytic theory views development as qualitative change. (true or false?)
true
The unique advantage of experimental research is that it
can identify the causes of behavior
In John Watson’s Little Albert Experiment, Albert was previously unafraid of rats, but after the experimenters made a loud noise every time they showed Albert a white rat for a period of time, he was conditioned to become afraid of white rats. In this experiment, a white rat was originally a(n) ____________, but after the conditioning, it became a(n) _____________.
a neutral stimulus; a conditioned stimulus
An event or a situation that does not elicit a target response is called
a neutral stimulus
Kate’s little brother always annoys her. Kate learns that when she lets him use her laptop, he stops bothering her. Now whenever he gets annoying, she gives him her laptop. Here, Kate’s behavior of sharing her laptop with her brother is _____________.
negatively reinforced
Tom fights with his sister and has his smart phone taken away. This is an example of
negative punishment
