Theories
The theorist that coined Maturational Theory of Child Development.
Dr. Arnold Gesell
True or false: Sight is NOT fully development until after the baby is born.
True
How many lobes is the brain divided into?
4
Running, jumping, and throwing are all an example of what kind of motor skill?
Gross motor skills
The first two reflexes developed by newborns?
Root reflex and suck reflex
The two things that Gesell believed influenced a child's growth.
1. Environment
2. Genes
These two senses work together and are already formed by birth:
taste and smell
Secretion of melatonin is done by:
The pineal gland
Using a knife and fork is an example of what kind of motor skill?
Fine motor skill.
This reflex occurs when the bottom of the foot is stroked.
Babinski reflex
A developmental psychologist who applied the dynamic systems theory to study how babies learn to walk and interact.
Esther Thelen
Tinnitus causes:
a high pitched ringing sound in the ears
The master control of the autonomic nervous system:
Hypothalamus
True or false: by age 6 you should be able to ride a 2 wheel bicycle.
False (age 7-8)
True or false: The parachute reflex should occur AFTER a baby learns to walk.
False
The developmental process in which two opposite tendencies gradually reach an effective balance
Reciprocal Interweaving
The condition associated with having trouble focussing on something close to the eyes:
presbyopia
A piercing injury to the back of the head/brain may cause issues with what?
Vision
Name 1 fine and 1 gross motor skill that you should be able to do by your 1st birthday.
Fine: crawl, sit, creep, move positions, pull self to stand, walk while holding furniture, take 2-3 small steps.
Gross: reach, grasp, controlled release of items, pick up small objects, transfer objects, poke, point, recover dropped object.
Another name for the moro reflex
Startle reflex
Name 3 common critics of Gesell's work.
1. too much emphasis on maturation and not enough on environmental factors.
2. does not specify how much variation can be expected at each age.
3. gave the impression that all children behave in the exact same way at each age.
What is one of the reasons that an individual's sense of touch may decline with old age?
1. decreased blood flow to nerve endings
2. decreased blood flow to spinal cord or brain
3. health problems
The adult brain accounts for ____% of the total body weight.
2%
Which of the following motor skills should be attained the earliest?
1. cutting neatly around shapes
2. walking backwards toe-to-heel
3. threading a sequence of small beads onto a string.
threading a sequence of small beads onto a string (3-4 years)
Describe the limb movements during the tonic neck reflex.
when the baby’s head is turned to one side, the arm on that side stretches, while the opposite arm bends up at the elbow.