Theorists
How many stages does Piaget believe people develop through?
4 (sensorimotor, pre operational, concrete operational, and formal operational)
What is the final stage of Piaget's theory of development?
formal operational
Why are children in this age group called toddlers?
Their heads are bigger than the rest of their body, proportionally, so they toddle when they walk.
How does a child's body in the age group change?
It lengthens
Toddlers understand that everyone sees the world differently.
false (egocentrism)
What is Howard Gardner's theory?
8 intelligences
The liquid and glasses experiment is testing for what Piaget term?
conservation
What marks the beginning of toddlerhood?
walking
What Erikson stage is this age group in?
initiative vs. guilt
Preschoolers have morals.
true (develop a conscience in this stage)
Who coined the term "Zone of Proximal Development"?
Vygotsky
The ability to order items along a quantitative dimension
seriation
Toddlers are at the end of Piaget's _____ stage and are advancing into the _____ stage.
sensorimotor, preoperational
What style of learning teaches preschoolers the best?
hands-on learning
Children should be read books with repetition.
true
What is Albert Bandura most well known for?
his social learning theory
The ability to go through steps and then go back to the beginning
reversibility
What is parallel play?
A child will play next to another child, but not with them
What is cooperative play?
Children play and interact with one another
Secular trends mainly show intelligence.
false
How many stages are in Erikson's theory of development?
The ability to focus on more than one thing at once
decentration
What should toddlers start feeding themselves?
simple finger foods
When is does having an imaginary friends become concerning?
if the child does not play with real friends
The germinal period lasts 14 days.
true