Pregnancy & Development
What term describes development that happens before birth?
Prenatal development
What type of development involves crawling, walking, and grabbing objects?
Motor Development
During childhood, do motor skills usually become more or less coordinated?
More Coordinated
What stage of development includes puberty and identity formation?
Adolescence
True or False: Moral reasoning changes as people grow older.
True
What is the name for development that happens after birth?
Postnatal development
We have 5 senses. Which sense is usually the most developed at birth?
Hearing.
Name one way play helps children develop.
Social skills, Creativity, Problem Solving
What physical change marks the start of puberty?
Growth spurts, voice changes, body hair (any acceptable)
Give an example of a moral decision.
Telling the truth, not cheating, helping others (any acceptable)
Name one thing a mother does during pregnancy that can affect a baby’s development.
Nutrition, avoiding drugs/alcohol, prenatal care (any acceptable)
True or False: Babies are born with no reflexes.
False.
What is the physical movement called when babies use their pointer finger & thumb to grab items??
Pincer Grasp.
What part of thinking improves during adolescence—abstract or concrete?
Abstract
What is moral development?
Learning right from wrong
A baby is conceived. Name one of the 3 stages of development post conception. (3 stages).
Germinal, Embryonic, Fetal Stage.
Name one physical reflex babies are born with (they can do from birth).
Grasping, sucking, rooting (any acceptable)
True or False: Children stop learning new skills after early childhood.
False.
True or False: Teenagers always make decisions based on logic.
False!!
In the earliest stage, children make decisions to avoid what?
Punishment
What is a over the counter supplement that is recommended to women who are planning on getting pregnant / take during pregnancy.
Folic Acid.
What is one way to interact with a baby from birth that would likely increase social interaction?
Touch, talking with baby, color contrast books, playing light music, etc.
What type of development includes thinking, problem-solving, and learning?
Cognitive Development
What are the chemicals called that move through the bloodstream that contribute to growth spirts, body hair growth, etc.?
Hormones!
Who developed the stages of moral development?
Lawerence Kholberg