Child Psychology Final Exam Study Guide Quizlet| latest update
2025/2026| questions and answers verified
gender segregation -CORRECT ANSWER Separation of individuals based on
perceived gender
gender-segregated play -CORRECT ANSWER play in which boys and girls
associate only with members of their own sex
prefrontal cortex -CORRECT ANSWER portion of the brain responsible for
executive function
tripod grip -CORRECT ANSWER movements are made mostly by the wrist
and fingers
power grip -CORRECT ANSWER movements are made by the arm
fine motor skills -CORRECT ANSWER physical abilities involving small
body movements, especially of the hands and fingers
I.E. drawing and picking up a coin
gross motor skills -CORRECT ANSWER physical abilities involving large
body movements I.E. walking and jumping
polygenic -CORRECT ANSWER influenced by more than one gene
handedness -CORRECT ANSWER _____________ has been proven by
research to be polygenic: bidirectional interactions of the brain development,
behavior, and experience may play a part as well
,right handedness -CORRECT ANSWER 88% of North America; more desired
by many cultures
left handedness -CORRECT ANSWER 12% of North America, less desired
and often discouraged out of children
Scaffolding -CORRECT ANSWER the collaboration of adult and child
zone of proximal development -CORRECT ANSWER phase of learning
during which children can benefit from instruction
consequences of divorce on children -CORRECT ANSWER more likely to
have academic difficulty, external and internal problems, less socially adjusted,
initiate sexual behavior a earlier ages, drop out of schools, take drugs, have
antisocial peers, low self-esteem, and trouble in intimate relationships
children in step-families may see similar issues, but MOST have no trouble
adjusting
parent-child relationship -CORRECT ANSWER
Centration -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to focus on just one feature of
a problem, neglecting other important aspects
Animism -CORRECT ANSWER the tendency to attribute human qualities or
the qualities of other living things to inanimate things
, Egocentrism (Piaget) -CORRECT ANSWER describes children's tendency to
adopt their own point of view and assume everyone knows what they know and
sees what they see
theory-theory -CORRECT ANSWER suggests that children are born with an
innate understanding of how the world works, referred to as core knowledge
theory of mind -CORRECT ANSWER an awareness that other people's
behavior may be influenced by beliefs, desires, and emotions that differ from
one's own
(increase of deceit, trickery, and lying in young children)
sustained attention -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to maintain attention on
a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
selective attention -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to focus on only one
stimulus from among all sensory input
executive attention -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to shift and divide
attention among diverse stimuli or responses
prefrontal cortex -CORRECT ANSWER what portion of the brain is involved
in the control of attention.
autobiographical memory -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to recall early
experiences
scripts -CORRECT ANSWER generalized versions of events that happen to
young children
2025/2026| questions and answers verified
gender segregation -CORRECT ANSWER Separation of individuals based on
perceived gender
gender-segregated play -CORRECT ANSWER play in which boys and girls
associate only with members of their own sex
prefrontal cortex -CORRECT ANSWER portion of the brain responsible for
executive function
tripod grip -CORRECT ANSWER movements are made mostly by the wrist
and fingers
power grip -CORRECT ANSWER movements are made by the arm
fine motor skills -CORRECT ANSWER physical abilities involving small
body movements, especially of the hands and fingers
I.E. drawing and picking up a coin
gross motor skills -CORRECT ANSWER physical abilities involving large
body movements I.E. walking and jumping
polygenic -CORRECT ANSWER influenced by more than one gene
handedness -CORRECT ANSWER _____________ has been proven by
research to be polygenic: bidirectional interactions of the brain development,
behavior, and experience may play a part as well
,right handedness -CORRECT ANSWER 88% of North America; more desired
by many cultures
left handedness -CORRECT ANSWER 12% of North America, less desired
and often discouraged out of children
Scaffolding -CORRECT ANSWER the collaboration of adult and child
zone of proximal development -CORRECT ANSWER phase of learning
during which children can benefit from instruction
consequences of divorce on children -CORRECT ANSWER more likely to
have academic difficulty, external and internal problems, less socially adjusted,
initiate sexual behavior a earlier ages, drop out of schools, take drugs, have
antisocial peers, low self-esteem, and trouble in intimate relationships
children in step-families may see similar issues, but MOST have no trouble
adjusting
parent-child relationship -CORRECT ANSWER
Centration -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to focus on just one feature of
a problem, neglecting other important aspects
Animism -CORRECT ANSWER the tendency to attribute human qualities or
the qualities of other living things to inanimate things
, Egocentrism (Piaget) -CORRECT ANSWER describes children's tendency to
adopt their own point of view and assume everyone knows what they know and
sees what they see
theory-theory -CORRECT ANSWER suggests that children are born with an
innate understanding of how the world works, referred to as core knowledge
theory of mind -CORRECT ANSWER an awareness that other people's
behavior may be influenced by beliefs, desires, and emotions that differ from
one's own
(increase of deceit, trickery, and lying in young children)
sustained attention -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to maintain attention on
a selected stimulus for a prolonged period of time
selective attention -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to focus on only one
stimulus from among all sensory input
executive attention -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to shift and divide
attention among diverse stimuli or responses
prefrontal cortex -CORRECT ANSWER what portion of the brain is involved
in the control of attention.
autobiographical memory -CORRECT ANSWER the ability to recall early
experiences
scripts -CORRECT ANSWER generalized versions of events that happen to
young children
