Family
This family type consists of a father, mother, and their biological children under the age of 18.
What is a nuclear family?
This theory suggests children model gender behavior based on observation of nurturing and powerful individuals.
What is social learning theory?
This is Piaget's third stage of cognitive development.
What is concrete operational thought?
This phenomenon occurs when toddlers understand an object exists even when not visible.
What is object permanence?
This is the thing that a person's cognitive ability depends on.
What is executive function?
These three effects are seen on children after divorce.
What is poor parent-child relationship, poorer financial situation, and lack of stability
This theory posits that children create mental representation of gender roles based on societal cues.
What is gender schema theory?
A characteristic of preoperational thought in which a person focuses on one idea, excluding all others.
What is centration?
This fear-based phenomenon occurs when being away from a caregiver, most evident between 9 and 14 months.
What is separation anxiety?
These three abilities make up executive function.
What is memory, inhibition, and flexibility?
This theory is shown in children when they lie to try to escape punishment.
What is theory of mind?
The ability to concentrate on some stimuli while ignoring others.
What is selective attention?
This phenomenon is a characteristic of preoperational thought in which a young child thinks nothing ever changes and that whatever is going on in the current environment will always be going on.
What is static reasoning?