CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT
(VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
educational psychology -
ANSWER
the branch of psychology that specializes in understanding how different factors affect the classroom
behavior of both teachers and students
What is teaching? -
ANSWER
(state your own opinion)
retention -
ANSWER
the continued use or control of something// often seen as a relatively inexpensive way to bring
underachieving students up to grade level standards// it does not address the causes of poor
performance
implications -
ANSWER
the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated
teaching as an art -
ANSWER
a way of teaching that involves intangibles such as beliefs, emotions, values and flexibility.
teaching as a science -
ANSWER
a way of teaching based on scientific methods such as sampling, control, objectivity, publication, and
replication
formative assessments -
, ANSWER
a type of assessment that monitors a students progress in order to facilitate learning rather than to
assign a grade
reflection -
ANSWER
thinking about how one teaches, why one teaches that way, and what effect they have on students
scientific observation -
ANSWER
sampling, control, objectivity, publication, replication
pyschosocial development -
ANSWER
a psychoanalytic theory which identifies eight stages through which a healthily developing human
should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage, the person confronts, and hopefully
masters, new challenges// Erikson
epigenetic principle -
ANSWER
the notion that a childs personality develops as the ego progresses through a series of interrelated
stages, much as the human body takes shape during its fetal development// Erikson
psychosocial crisis -
ANSWER
personality development occurs as one successfully resolves a series of turning points
Trust vs. Mistrust (birth to one year) -
ANSWER
a parents consistency, continuity, and sameness of experience in satisfying basic needs fosters truth
in the childs life. On the other hand, if a child is mistreated, or their care is inadequate and
inconsistent, they will approach the world with fear and suspicion
ANSWERS | NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+| 100% CORRECT
(VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
educational psychology -
ANSWER
the branch of psychology that specializes in understanding how different factors affect the classroom
behavior of both teachers and students
What is teaching? -
ANSWER
(state your own opinion)
retention -
ANSWER
the continued use or control of something// often seen as a relatively inexpensive way to bring
underachieving students up to grade level standards// it does not address the causes of poor
performance
implications -
ANSWER
the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated
teaching as an art -
ANSWER
a way of teaching that involves intangibles such as beliefs, emotions, values and flexibility.
teaching as a science -
ANSWER
a way of teaching based on scientific methods such as sampling, control, objectivity, publication, and
replication
formative assessments -
, ANSWER
a type of assessment that monitors a students progress in order to facilitate learning rather than to
assign a grade
reflection -
ANSWER
thinking about how one teaches, why one teaches that way, and what effect they have on students
scientific observation -
ANSWER
sampling, control, objectivity, publication, replication
pyschosocial development -
ANSWER
a psychoanalytic theory which identifies eight stages through which a healthily developing human
should pass from infancy to late adulthood. In each stage, the person confronts, and hopefully
masters, new challenges// Erikson
epigenetic principle -
ANSWER
the notion that a childs personality develops as the ego progresses through a series of interrelated
stages, much as the human body takes shape during its fetal development// Erikson
psychosocial crisis -
ANSWER
personality development occurs as one successfully resolves a series of turning points
Trust vs. Mistrust (birth to one year) -
ANSWER
a parents consistency, continuity, and sameness of experience in satisfying basic needs fosters truth
in the childs life. On the other hand, if a child is mistreated, or their care is inadequate and
inconsistent, they will approach the world with fear and suspicion
