Physical Development
At birth, an infant can see about how far?
8-12 inches.
You can spoil a baby if you pick them up every time they cry.
False!
After an egg is fertilized, cells divide to form this.
What is a zygote?
This theorist identified four stages of cognitive development that occur in a sequential order, beginning with the sensory-motor stage.
Piaget
This learning strategy involves repetition of information in order to remember it.
Rehearsal
At this age an infant has typically tripled their birth weight.
Twelve months
True
The fundamental unit of the brain is called what?
A neuron
What are the three domains of development?
Physical, social-emotional and cognitive.
This term aligns with the idea of Developmentally Appropriate Practice, and was created by Vygotsky.
Zone of Proximal Development.
The average age at which children learn to walk
Twelve months
Humans share approximately 99% of their DNA with each other
True.
The process of the rapid growth and connections between neurons and the elimination of less frequently used synapses is called what?
Blooming and Pruning.
What is a schema?
A child's pattern of learning and base of knowledge.
This term refers to the capacity for understanding and controlling mental processes.
Metacognition
What are the two types of motor development? Give an example of each.
Large/gross and small/fine motor.
A newborn's brain contains 100 billion neurons
True
This type of development refers to changes in the amount, frequency, or magnitude of a skill or behavior rather than changes in its nature or quality.
Quantitative Development
These are potentially harmful substances that can cause damage to a developing fetus
Teratogens
The typical 6-7 year old is in this stage of cognitive development according to Piaget's theory.
Concrete Operational
At the age, most children are able to run in an adult manner.
Five-six years old.
Preschoolers are in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development according to Piaget.
False, they are in the Pre-operational stage(2-7).
Two babies formed from one egg
What are Monozygotic?
The idea that commonalities in development occur across all human beings while there are variations that occur due to genetics, environment, etc., is called what?
Universality and Diversity in Development
This cognitive skill includes working memory, cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control.
Executive Function