Theories
Language Development
Motor Development
Lobes of the Brain
Miscellaneous
100

This famous psychologist believed that thinking is a process that occurs in a social group.

Vygotsky

100

Short, simple combinations of words such as "eat cake" is called what?

Telegraphic speech

100

Holding a pencil is an example of which type of motor skill?

Fine

100
The brain lobe use for vision is which lobe?

Occipital lobe

100

The idea that listening to classical music might temporarily enhance a child’s cognitive abilities is called what?

Mozart Effect

200

This famous psychologist believed that thinking is a process that comes from the individual.

Piaget

200

A toddler sees the moon in the sky and says, “Ball!” This is an example of what?

Overextension

200

Playing ball is an example of which motor skill?

Gross

200

The brain lobe used for hearing is which lobe?

Temporal lobe

200

This increases efficiency by allowing unused synapses to wither away.

Synaptic pruning

300

Object permanence is a term from which theory?

Piagetian Theory

300
The special "baby talk" that adults use to talk to infants is called what?

ID Speech

300

True or False:

Developed and developing countries may show some slight age range differences but mostly the same.

True!

300

The brain lobe used for processing sensory information is which lobe?

Parietal lobe

300

The scale used to measure a child's, cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive behaviors is called what?


Bayley Scale

400

Trust vs Mistrust is which stage of Eriksons psychosocial development theory?

First

400

When a toddler says “He runed fast”, this is an example of what?

Overregularization - over applying of grammatical rules

400

Delayed motor skill development in toddlers may be an early indicator of what?

Developmental delay
400

The brain lobe used for higher-level thinking is which lobe?

Frontal lobe

400
When a child acts as a "little scientist" we call this what?

Tertiary Circular Reactions

500

Learning from a mentor can be an example of what part of Vygotsky's theory?

Zone of Proximal Development

500

A child hears someone say, “Let’s put on your mittens before going outside.” Even though the child has never heard the word "mittens" before, they see the adult holding a pair of fuzzy hand coverings and quickly figures out what "mittens" means—just from that one exposure. This is an example of what?

Fast Mapping

500

At around what age can children show left or right preference for eating?

12 months

500

What part of the brain is known as the "mini brain"?

Cerebellum

500

Ella, age 5, rarely seeks comfort from her parents. When she falls and scrapes her knee, she quickly gets up and says, “I’m fine,” even though she’s clearly in pain. Her parents often ignore her emotional needs or tell her to “toughen up.” Over time, Ella has learned not to rely on others and keeps her feelings to herself. This is an example of which attachment style?

Avoidant