Child Development
What are the five basic areas of child development?
Physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and language
What is the Family Life Cycle?
The stages families go through during their lifespan
Who developed Social Learning Theory?
Bandura
What prenatal test uses sound waves to create an image of a fetus?
Ultrasound
Who developed the theory of cognitive development?
Piaget
Nature refers to ________ while nurture refers to ________.
Heredity; environment
What parenting style combines warmth, support, and clear expectations?
Authoritative parenting
What famous experiment involved children observing aggressive behavior toward a doll?
Bobo Doll Experiment
What are environmental factors that may cause birth defects called?
Teratogens
What is object permanence?
Understanding that objects still exist even when they cannot be seen
What are my kids names
Jack and Grace
What guidance technique shifts a child's attention to an acceptable activity?
Redirection
According to Bandura, children learn primarily through what process?
Observation and Modelling
What is meconium?
A newborn's first bowel movement
What is egocentrism?
Difficulty seeing things from another person's perspective
What type of motor skills involve small muscles in the hands and fingers?
Fine motor skills
Name one sign of a healthy parent-child relationship.
Accepts limits, seeks help from parents, or shares daily events
What is reinforcement?
Strengthening a behavior through rewards
What prenatal test examines fluid from the amniotic sac to detect genetic disorders?
Amniocentesis
According to Vygotsky, what is the Zone of Proximal Development?
Learning that can occur with support from a more knowledgeable person
A child who is not walking by what age should be referred to a pediatrician?
18 Months
What is the recommended length of a time-out?
One minute per year of age
In the Bobo Doll Study, children were most likely to imitate aggression when what happened to the adult model?
The model was rewarded
What newborn assessment is given immediately after birth?
APGAR
What did the Visual Cliff experiment demonstrate?
Depth Perception