Developmental Debates
Twins separated at birth often help researchers answer this debate.
Following the same group of children from kindergarten to high school is an example of this research design.
Longitudinal Study
Babies learn through senses and actions during this Piagetian stage.
Sensorimotor Stage
Solving a new puzzle without prior experience relies mostly on this type of intelligence.
Fluid Intelligence
Babies who cry when their caregiver leaves show this attachment behavior.
Stranger Anxiety
Some people maintain that personality traits seen in childhood are similar in adulthood. This idea falls under which debate?
Stability vs Change
Comparing test scores of 5th, 8th, and 11th graders in one year uses this research design.
Cross-sectional Study
Infants who search for a hidden toy have learned this concept.
Object Permanence
Being able to recall historical facts for a test relies on this type of intelligence.
Crystallized Intelligence
Monkeys raised with a wire “mother” fed them but spent most time clinging to a soft cloth surrogate. This demonstrated the importance of what?
Contact comfort
Watching a toddler learn to speak and then seeing a teen grasp abstract concepts best illustrates this debate.
Continuity vs Discontinuity
Whether depth perception in infants is innate or learned.
A child dressing a doll and pretending it is alive is showing this type of cognitive skill.
Pretend Play
A teacher helps a student solve a problem that the student cannot do alone, showing the importance of this concept.
Zone of proximal development
Teens struggling to define themselves and their values are in this Erikson stage.
Identity vs. role confusion
A time when learning is easier but not absolutely required is called this.
Sensitive Period
When a newborn turns its head and starts sucking after a cheek is touched, this reflex is at work.
Rooting Reflex
A child insists the sun is following them and that a doll has feelings. This is an example of which Piagetian concept?
Animism
Babies who play with toys on their own are engaged in this type of play.
Solitary play
Parents who set rules, enforce them consistently, and provide warmth follow this parenting style.
Authoritative
A baby exposed to a certain sound or language before a specific age will almost certainly develop fluency, but missing it can make learning harder. This demonstrates which developmental principle?
Critical Period
Alcohol or certain drugs can interfere with normal prenatal development. These substances are called this.
Teratogens
A child realizes that pouring juice from a short wide cup into a tall thin cup does not change the amount of liquid. This demonstrates mastery of this concept.
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Name the concept AND the stage it is associated with.
Conservation
Concrete Operational
Children role-playing in a game of “store” or “school” are practicing social rules, imagination, and perspective-taking, which are all aspects of this stage of play.
Cooperative/pretend play
Teens who believe everyone is focused on their appearance, mistakes, or behavior are experiencing this cognitive bias of adolescence.
Adolescent egocentrism