In this area of development a person will increase in size and weight along with increasing ability to control and coordinate body movements
Physical Development
This theorist believed that classrooms should be child centered rather than teacher centered?
Maria Montessori
True or False
During the infancy stage, children are eager for independence and want to show what they can do.
False
True or False
The process of learning to relate to other people is moral development.
False
Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor that influences development?
a. genetic makeup
b. economic conditions
c. neighborhood
a. genetic makeup
The ways children develop language, solve problems, and remember what they learn
Intellectual Development
This theorist defined the four stages of cognitive development that determine the way children are capable of learning at various stages.
Jean Piaget
True or False
During the preschool stage, children are able to play cooperatively with one another.
True
True or False
Child development follows recognizable sequential patterns.
True
____________________ continues throughout life.
Development
Learning to recognize feelings and express them appropriately
Emotional Development
This theorist believes that each child develops at his or her own rate based on “inner timetable”. They feel it is useless to teach a skill to a child before he is developmentally ready
Arnold Gesell
True or False
Most girls and boys reach sexual maturity during the early adolescence stage of development.
Which of the following is NOT a recognizable pattern of child development?
a. from simple to complex
b. from head to toe
c. from the center of the body outward
d. from the eyes to the mouth
d. from the eyes to the mouth
A(n) ____________________ is a set of ideas based on observation and analysis.
Theory
The process of learning to relate to other people
Social Development
This theorist believes that behavior is predictable. This theorist states that behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is less likely to be repeated. aka.....positive reinforcement
B.F. Skinner
During the ____ stage of development, children are very curious and enjoy exploring their surroundings, become frustrated easily, are self-centered, and have a hard time sharing possessions.
Toddler
As a child develops intellectually by learning to read, he or she also gains a sense of accomplishment that contributes to emotional development. This illustrates the principle that ____.
a. development is interrelated
b. development is sequential
c. development proceeds at an individual rate
a. development is interrelated
The biological process by which certain traits are transmitted from parent to child
Heredity
The process of learning to distinguish between right and wrong
Moral Development
This theorist believes that all human beings progress through eight life stages defined by a crisis or turning point. When a person resolves the crisis or reaching the turning point, one can develop in a psychologically healthy way
Erik Erikson
The developmental stage known as ____________________ lasts from about age eleven through about age fourteen.
Early Adolescence
What are the two major factors that influence development?
Heredity and Environment
The ability to think about objects and ideas that are not physically present.