psc 140 exam 1 | Questions and Correct Solutions | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+

psc 140 exam 1 | Questions and Correct Solutions | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ chapter 1- introduction to child development: behaviorist theory of development John Watson- development is a function of associations between experiences and rewards and punishments (nurture) -Children's behavior arises from rewards and punishment after said behavior Epigenetics child comes to the table with genome and then works with the environment to shape development; how the environment can affect the way our genome is expressed Evolutionist theory of development -Charles Darwin; focus on adaptation and natural selection as mechanisms for driving development; cognitive processes that is going to help any species survive; -natural selection- as generations progress, there are random mutations that occurif they support the overall fitness of an organism, that organism is more likely to pass down their genetic information to the next generation Psychoanalytic theory of development -Freud proposed the psychological drive is important in development; early experience plays an important role in shaping development - Stage theories of development Piaget’s cognitive development: development of thinking and reasoning Ex. According to Piaget’s theory, 2- to 5-year-olds are in a stage of development in which they can focus on only one aspect of an event, or one type of information, at a time. By age 7, children enter a different stage, in which they can simultaneo