Theorists
Theorist whose ideas include ID, ego, and superego
Freud
First step of scientific method
What is observation
A model of development based on observations that allows us to make predictions
What is developmental theory
Is an approach that uses multiple groups of participants who represent the age span of interest to the researcher
What is cross sectional design
Bronfenbrenner's theory of a dynamic process that includes the idea that all aspects of the environment affect the individual
What is the ecological systems theory
Theorist whose ideas include psychosocial stages such as trust vs mistrust and ego integrity vs despair
Who is Erikson
To test a _______, we first need to find a way to to turn the concept into something we can see and measure
What is hypothesis
This theory is also known as mind analysis
What is psychoanalytic theory
This is the way we add to our understanding of child development and includes a multi-step process.
What is the scientific method
This system includes attitudes, customs, ideology of the culture
Macrosystem
This theorist is the father of behaviorism
Who is Watson
The last step in scientific method
What is refining a theory
The study of behavior, what people do
What is behaviorism
This process provides support from knowledgeable adults to move children beyond their current learning capacity
What is scaffolding
The number of systems that Bronfenbrenner prosed exist to influence children's development
What is five
Theorist who furthered the idea of behaviorism by introducing the idea of operant conditioning
Who is Skinner
These can be used to assess many aspects of children's development, including social skills, physical skills, language development and behaviors
What are checklists
This theory utilizes schemas, assimilation, accommodation
What is cognitive developmental theory
What a child can't do on their own, but can do with a little help from more knowledgeable peers
What is zone of proximal development
This system includes the fact to face interactions that a person has in their immediate settings such as home, school, or work
What is the microsystem
The Swiss scientist who studied children's thinking using the clinical method
Who is Piaget
This includes everyone in the category we are interested in studying or learning about
What is a population
Vygotsky emphasized the importance of the social world and culture in promoting cognitive growth
What is the sociocultural theory
Fitting new experiences into existing mental schemas
What is assimilation
Bronfenbrenner was active in developing this federal program for young children
What is Head Start