(CHAPTERS 1-4) Q AND A
childvbdevelopmentvb-vbanswer--
areavbofvbstudyvbdevotedvbtovbunderstandingvbconstancyvbandvbchangevbfromvbconception
vbthroughvbadolescence
childvbdevelopmentvbisvbavbpartvbofvbwhatvbkindvbofvbscience?vb-vbanswer--developmental
innatevbcharacteristicsvbofvbchildvbdevelopmentvb-vbanswer--
growingvbtovbcertainvbheight,vbpuberty,vblearningvbtovbcommunicate
characteristicsvbencouragedvbbyvbothersvbinvbchildvbdevelopmentvb-vbanswer--
propervbnutrition,vbexpandedvbvocabulary,vbusevbofvbself-control,vbandvbassertiveness
Whatvbarevbthevbthreevbdomainsvbofvbdevelopment?vb-vbanswer---physical
-cognitive
-emotionalvbandvbsocial
Periodvbofvbdevelopmentvb-vbanswer---prenatalvbperiod
-infancyvbandvbtoddlerhood
-earlyvbchildhood
-middlevbchildhood
-adolescence
Avbtheoryvbisvbanvborderly,vbintegratedvbsetvbofvbstatementsvbthatvbdovbwhat?vb-vbanswer---
describe
-reflect
-predict
Avbtheoryvbmustvb-vbanswer---guidevbandvbgivevbmeaning
-understandvbandvbknowvbhowvbtovbimprove
-scientificallyvbverified
continuousvbdevelopmentvb-vbanswer--
graduallyvbaddingvbmorevbofvbthevb*same*vbtypesvbofvbskillsvbthatvbwerevbalreadyvbpresent
discontinuousvbdevelopmentvb-vbanswer--
newvbwaysvbofvbunderstandingvbandvbrespondingvbtovbthevbworldvbemergevbatvbvariousvbti
mesvb(akavbstages)
contextsvb-vbanswer--
combovbofvbpersonalvbandvbenvironmentalvbcircumstancesvbthatvbleadvbtovbdifferentvbpath
svbofvbchange
, stabilityvb-vbanswer--
characteristicsvblikevbheredityvbandvbgeneticsvbwillvbremainvbthevbsame
plasticityvb-vbanswer--openvbtovbchangevbinvbresponsevbtovbinfluences
resiliencyvb-vbanswer--abilityvbtovbadaptvbeffectivelyvbinvbfacevbofvbdiversityvborvbthreats
Childhoodvbinvbmedievalvbtimesvb-vbanswer---childhoodvbhasvbitsvbownvbdistinctionvb
-lawsvbwerevbmadevbandvbenforcedvbtovbprotectvbchildren
childhoodvbinvbthevbreformationvb-vbanswer---
childrenvbbornvbevilvbandvbstubborn;vbneedvbtovbbevbcivilized
-childrearingvbviewedvbasvbmostvbimportantvbobligation
Locke'svbphilosophyvb-vbanswer---childvbarevbbornvbwithvbblankvbslate
-developmentvbisvb*continuous*
-nurturevbisvbimportant
-plasticityvbisvbhigh
Rousseau'svbPhilosophyvb-vbanswer---
childrenvbarevbbornvbwithvbnaturalvbsensevbofvbwrongvbandvbrightvb(noblevbsavages)
-developmentvbisvb*discontinuous*vb
-focusedvbonvbnature
Darwin'svbfindingsvb-vbanswer---naturalvbselection
-survivalvbofvbthevbfittest
normativevbperiodvb-vbanswer---*mostvbimportantvbtovbparents*
mentalvbtestingvbmovementvb-vbanswer--IQvbtestsvbbecamevbimportant
psychoanalyticvbperspectivevb-vbanswer--
addressingvbconflictvbbetweenvbnaturalvbdrivevbandvbsocialvbexpectations
Freudvb(psychosexualvbtheory)vb-vbanswer--
managevbchild'svbsexualvbandvbaggressivevbdrivevbearly
-id,vbego,vbsuperego
Ericksonvb(psychosocialvbtheory)vb-vbanswer---
egovbhelpsvbtovbbecomevbproductivevbmembervbofvbsociety
behaviorismvb-vbanswer--
focusesvbonvbdirectlyvbobservablevbeventsvb(stimulivbandvbresponses)
traditionalvbbehaviorismvb-vbanswer---classicalvbconditioning
-operantvbconditioning
socialvblearningvbtheoryvb(Bandura)vb-vbanswer--modeling/imitation/
observationalvblearning