FMST 210 midterm 1 exam questions &
answers
parenting style - ANSWERSauthoritative
authoritarian
neglectful
permissive
family - ANSWERSsocio-historical institution
families that last longer - ANSWERS1)families of origin
1)families of procreation
2) inter-generational
3) biological and non-biological
4) socialization of children
active - ANSWERSjean-jacques rousseau
-born w/ innate sense of justice and morality
-"we are born good + corrupted by society"
passive - ANSWERSchildren at the mercy of their environment
-john locke
-"tabula rasa= blank state"
foundational theories of child development - ANSWERS-biological
,-psychodynamic
-learning
-cognitive-development
-contextual
maturational theory - ANSWERSdevelopment = natural unfolding of a pre-arranged biological
plan
ethological/evolutionary theory - ANSWERSbehaviours as viewed as adaptive
plasticity - ANSWERScapacity to adapt to new environments and social setting
psychodynamic perspective - ANSWERS-oldest scientific perspective
-freud
development is determined by how a child resolves internal/psychological conflicts at different
ages
3 development phases - ANSWERSoral, anal, phallic
later its latency, genital
oedipus complex - ANSWERSnormative psycho-emotional-sexual development trajectory
-unconscious phantasies w/ their opposite sex parent
Pavlov - ANSWERS-recognize events occur in the everyday world so we can anticipate what will
happen next
, B.F. Skinner - ANSWERSconsequences of a behaviour = behaviour response being strengthened
(positive reinforcement) or weakened (negative reinforcement)
social cognitive theory - ANSWERSchildren can learn by observing others (imitation or
observational rewarding or punishing behaviours)
baunduras theory - ANSWERSchildren are actively trying to understand what goes on in their
world
-not mechanically copying or repeating
how do children develop a sense of self efficacy - ANSWERSthrough experience
beliefs abt own abilities + talents
determines if child will imitate others
cognitive development - ANSWERSchildren's efforts to understand the world
Lev Vygotsky - ANSWERSadults = children the beliefs, customs + skills of their culture
zones of proximal development - ANSWERSdiff b/w what a child can do w/o help + what the
child can do w/ help
Plato + Aristotle - ANSWERSbelieved that schools + parents had responsibility for teaching
children the self-control that would make them effective citizens
reformers w/ regard to children - ANSWERSmade childrens well-being a natural concern
-put more children in school and enforced safer labour conditions
baby biographies - ANSWERSdetailed, systematic observations of individual children
answers
parenting style - ANSWERSauthoritative
authoritarian
neglectful
permissive
family - ANSWERSsocio-historical institution
families that last longer - ANSWERS1)families of origin
1)families of procreation
2) inter-generational
3) biological and non-biological
4) socialization of children
active - ANSWERSjean-jacques rousseau
-born w/ innate sense of justice and morality
-"we are born good + corrupted by society"
passive - ANSWERSchildren at the mercy of their environment
-john locke
-"tabula rasa= blank state"
foundational theories of child development - ANSWERS-biological
,-psychodynamic
-learning
-cognitive-development
-contextual
maturational theory - ANSWERSdevelopment = natural unfolding of a pre-arranged biological
plan
ethological/evolutionary theory - ANSWERSbehaviours as viewed as adaptive
plasticity - ANSWERScapacity to adapt to new environments and social setting
psychodynamic perspective - ANSWERS-oldest scientific perspective
-freud
development is determined by how a child resolves internal/psychological conflicts at different
ages
3 development phases - ANSWERSoral, anal, phallic
later its latency, genital
oedipus complex - ANSWERSnormative psycho-emotional-sexual development trajectory
-unconscious phantasies w/ their opposite sex parent
Pavlov - ANSWERS-recognize events occur in the everyday world so we can anticipate what will
happen next
, B.F. Skinner - ANSWERSconsequences of a behaviour = behaviour response being strengthened
(positive reinforcement) or weakened (negative reinforcement)
social cognitive theory - ANSWERSchildren can learn by observing others (imitation or
observational rewarding or punishing behaviours)
baunduras theory - ANSWERSchildren are actively trying to understand what goes on in their
world
-not mechanically copying or repeating
how do children develop a sense of self efficacy - ANSWERSthrough experience
beliefs abt own abilities + talents
determines if child will imitate others
cognitive development - ANSWERSchildren's efforts to understand the world
Lev Vygotsky - ANSWERSadults = children the beliefs, customs + skills of their culture
zones of proximal development - ANSWERSdiff b/w what a child can do w/o help + what the
child can do w/ help
Plato + Aristotle - ANSWERSbelieved that schools + parents had responsibility for teaching
children the self-control that would make them effective citizens
reformers w/ regard to children - ANSWERSmade childrens well-being a natural concern
-put more children in school and enforced safer labour conditions
baby biographies - ANSWERSdetailed, systematic observations of individual children
