Physical
Cognitive
Social
Other Theories
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100

Lily is 10 months old and is sitting in her high chair, using her fingers to pick up small pieces of food and feed herself. What physical milestone is she developing?

fine motor skills

100

What is one way that parents/caregivers can improve their child's language development?

multiple answers

Ex: talking, reading, singing, rhymes, interactive play, etc.




100

What were the results of Harlow's Monkey Experiment?

the monkey preferred the cloth mother over wire mother, despite the wire mother feeding the monkey

100

What happened in the Little Albert experiment?

Albert became afraid of the rat and other white things.

100

When a mother smiles at her baby and the baby smiles back, what social skill has been developed?

social smiling

200

Jackson, who is 7 months old, is lying on the floor and pushes himself up onto his hands and knees. He starts rocking back and forth, trying to move forward but only manages to scoot a little. What physical milestone is Jackson working on?

gross motor skills

200

Genie, a child who was locked in her basement for most of her childhood, had trouble learning languages, even after she saved from her situation. In developmental psychology, this case study would support what idea?

critical periods

200

What are the 4 attachment styles? 

avoidant, anxious, secure, disorganized

200

What animal did Pavlov use to conduct his classical conditioning study?

dogs

200

What term best describes, "When babies copy the actions, facial expressions, and sounds of others as a way of learning?" 

Imitation

300

Lily, a newborn, turns her head toward her mother's finger when it gently strokes the side of her cheek. What reflex is Lily demonstrating?

rooting reflex

300

What are two key milestones in the Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

object permeance and goal-directed behavior

300

What is the first stage of Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development Theory, AND what virtue must be developed at the stage?

trust vs mistrust, hope

300

An adult frequently engages in overeating, smoking, and gum chewing. According to Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development Theory, why might this be the case?

The adult did not surpass the oral fixation stage (infancy)

300

When taken away from its mother, a child cries, but then is quickly comforted when they come back. What type of attachment is this?

secure attachment

400

What are the four types of physical milestones?

gross motor, reflex, sensory development, fine motor skills

400

Liam, a 10-month-old, meets his neighbor’s cat and tries to pet it like he does his dog. After the cat hisses and runs away, how is Liam likely to adjust his understanding of animals per Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development Theory?

Accommodation – Liam will adjust his mental framework to understand that not all furry animals act the same way.

400

In the Visual Cliff Experiment, what specific skill did infants use to determine whether or not to cross the glass?

social referencing

400

A student sees the answer key to their test on a teacher's desk. How would each component of Freud' Personality Theory react?

multiple answers

400

Three-month-old Max has started to recognize his mother and responds differently to her compared to other caregivers. He smiles more when she speaks and seems to calm down when she picks him up, but he still doesn’t show distress when other people hold him. What stage of attachment is Max likely in?

Attachment-in-the-making

500

Sarah’s baby, Emma, has been kept in a dimly lit room with minimal exposure to light or new visual stimuli during the first few months of her life. How might this lack of sensory exposure impact Emma’s visual development? Given one example of a compromised skill. 

delays in developing the ability to track objects, recognize faces, or develop depth perception

500

Name all three of the language acquisition theories.

Nativist Theory, Behaviorist Theory, & Social Interactionist

500

What is an example of joint attention?

An infant looks at a toy, then looks at their caregiver to see if they are paying attention to the same toy.

500

What are the two stages of the pre-conventional level of moral development?

Obedience and Punishment Orientation

Individualism and Exchange

500

What is the US, UR, CS, CR in Pavlov experiment? 

US = food

UR = salivating

CS = bell

UR = salivating

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