Study of Children
Understanding Childhood
Observing Young Children
Working with Children
Things to Know
100
_______________ is the study of how children master new skills.
What is child development?
100
_________ are the nerve cells in the brain.
What are neurons?
100
__________ observation is the use of personal opinions and feelings, rather than facts, to judge or describe things.
What is subjective?
100
Those who are self-employed or own their own business are _______________.
What is entrepreneurs?
100
Parents and others who take care of children are called _________.
What are caregivers?
200
Ways of acting or responding are ___________.
What are behaviors?
200
The stage of life between childhood and adulthood is ___.
What is adolescence?
200
____________ observation use facts, not personal feelings or prejudices, to describe things.
What is objective?
200
_____________- is a natural talent or your potential for learning a skill.
What is aptitude?
200
The passing on of certain characteristics from earlier generations is ____________.
What is heredity?
300
What are the 5 ways children benefit from play?
What are physically, socially, emotionally, morally, and intellectually?
300
Name the theorist that developed the theory of rewards and punishments to influence behavior.
Who is B. F. Skinner?
300
Name 2 of the 4 types of observation records.
What is running record, anecdotal, frequency count, and developmental checklist?
300
The 3 levels of jobs are ___________.
What is entry level, paraprofessional, professional?
300
Two factors that influence development are __________.
What are heredity and environment?
400
Name 2 of the 4 reasons to study children.
What are to understand children, to gain skills, to understand yourself, to build for the future?
400
Name 3 of the 5 things that have changed about childhood.
What is work, play, education, health, and dress?
400
When observing children you should not be ______________.
What is noticed?
400
Making arrangements to spend time at work with a person is ____________________.
What is job-shadowing?
400
Anyone who observes children and interprets information should use __________________.
What is confidentiality?
500
A child must receive ____________________ to develop the mental and physical skills they need.
What is stimulation?
500
Name the theorist that developed the Hierarchy of Needs.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
500
To _____________ is to find meaning in, explain, or make sense of something.
What is interpret?
500
Name 3 of the 6 skills needed for careers.
What is personal, interpersonal, basic, thinking, management, technology?
500
How you value yourself is your _________--
What is self-esteem?
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