EDUC 201 Best Exam Practice Questions Bank
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Contents
Chapter 1 ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3 ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 6 ..................................................................................................................................... 87
chapter 7 .................................................................................................................................... 124
Chapter 8 ................................................................................................................................... 158
CHAPTER 9 ............................................................................................................................... 182
Chapter 10 ................................................................................................................................... 201
Chapter 1
child
A person undergoing the period of development from infancy through puberty
development
The processes by which organisms unfold features and traits, grow, and become more complex
and specialized in structure and function.
Qualitative changes
changes in type or kind
What is child development?
Field of study that tries to understand the process that govern the appearance and growth of
children in multiple areas of life
,Why do researchers study child development?
To gain insight into:
Human nature
Origins of adult behavior
Origins of sex differences and gender roles
Effects of culture on development
Origins, prevention, and treatment of developmental Problems
Optimize conditions of development
Historical views of children
Ancient times and Middle Ages
+children where viewed as innately evil
+At age 7 is the "age of reason
+ Children where teated as miniature adults
John Locke
+Child came into world as tabula rasa, or a "blank Slate"
+Focus on role of environment and experience
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
+Children are inherently good.
Industrial Revolution
+Childhood is recognized as a special time period of life
+Children still labored in factories from dawn to dusk
20th Century
+Laws to protect child rights in labor, education, neglect
+Juvenile courts
Freud's parts of personality
id, ego, superego
What happens if a child is not fully gratified in one of Freud's stages?
He/she becomes fixated at that stage
Freud's oral stage
+Sucking
+Early weaning or breast - fed too long
+fixation: nail-biting, smoking, "biting wit"
Freud's anal stage
,+Control and elimination of waste
+Excessively strict or permissive toilet training
+fixation: anal-retentive (neatness); anal-expulsion (sloppiness)
Freud's phallic stage
Parent-child conflict over masturbation
View same-sex parent as rival
Freud's latency stage
Sexual feelings remain unconscious
Freud's genital stage
Begins at adolescence
Desire sexual gratification through intercourse with member of other sex
Interest in any other sexual gratification indicates fixation at an emailer stage of development.
Contributions of Freud
Comprehensive theory of childhood
Influenced parents, child-care workers and educators
Criticisms of Freud
Based on patients (woman) who were emotionally troubled
Little empirical data
Placed to much emphasis on instinct and unconscious motives (Erik Erikson, Karen Horner)
Erickson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Modified and expanded Freud's theory
Successful resolution of life crises bolsters since of identity
Stages of Psychosocial Development (Erikson)
trust vs mistrust
autonomy vs shame and doubt
initiative vs guilt
industry vs inferiority
identity vs role confusion
intimacy vs isolation
generativity vs stagnation
Ego integrity vs despair
Behaviorism
, Observable behaviors only
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
social cognitive theory
children learn by observing parents, other children, and the media
classical conditioning
Neutral stimulus repeatedly paired with second stimulus
Elicits that response usually brought by the second stimulus
Example: Bell and Pad Method to eliminate bed-wetting.
operant conditioning
a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if
followed by a punisher
positive reinforcement
Something applied that increases the frequency of the behavior
negative reinforcement
Something removed that increases the frequency of the behavior
punishment
Aversive event that decrease the behavior they fallow
+Effective in emergencies, but less preferable in general
+Offers no alternative, acceptable form of behavior
+Tends to suppress undesirable behavior only under certain conditions
+ May cause withdrawal from situation
+Can create anger and hostility
+may be imitated as a way of coping with stress
++instead, reward children for desirable behavior
Shaping
Teaching complex behaviors by reinforcing small steps toward the behavioral goal
The cognitive perspective
modern perspective that focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and
learning
Piaget's basic concepts
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Contents
Chapter 1 ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3 ..................................................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 6 ..................................................................................................................................... 87
chapter 7 .................................................................................................................................... 124
Chapter 8 ................................................................................................................................... 158
CHAPTER 9 ............................................................................................................................... 182
Chapter 10 ................................................................................................................................... 201
Chapter 1
child
A person undergoing the period of development from infancy through puberty
development
The processes by which organisms unfold features and traits, grow, and become more complex
and specialized in structure and function.
Qualitative changes
changes in type or kind
What is child development?
Field of study that tries to understand the process that govern the appearance and growth of
children in multiple areas of life
,Why do researchers study child development?
To gain insight into:
Human nature
Origins of adult behavior
Origins of sex differences and gender roles
Effects of culture on development
Origins, prevention, and treatment of developmental Problems
Optimize conditions of development
Historical views of children
Ancient times and Middle Ages
+children where viewed as innately evil
+At age 7 is the "age of reason
+ Children where teated as miniature adults
John Locke
+Child came into world as tabula rasa, or a "blank Slate"
+Focus on role of environment and experience
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
+Children are inherently good.
Industrial Revolution
+Childhood is recognized as a special time period of life
+Children still labored in factories from dawn to dusk
20th Century
+Laws to protect child rights in labor, education, neglect
+Juvenile courts
Freud's parts of personality
id, ego, superego
What happens if a child is not fully gratified in one of Freud's stages?
He/she becomes fixated at that stage
Freud's oral stage
+Sucking
+Early weaning or breast - fed too long
+fixation: nail-biting, smoking, "biting wit"
Freud's anal stage
,+Control and elimination of waste
+Excessively strict or permissive toilet training
+fixation: anal-retentive (neatness); anal-expulsion (sloppiness)
Freud's phallic stage
Parent-child conflict over masturbation
View same-sex parent as rival
Freud's latency stage
Sexual feelings remain unconscious
Freud's genital stage
Begins at adolescence
Desire sexual gratification through intercourse with member of other sex
Interest in any other sexual gratification indicates fixation at an emailer stage of development.
Contributions of Freud
Comprehensive theory of childhood
Influenced parents, child-care workers and educators
Criticisms of Freud
Based on patients (woman) who were emotionally troubled
Little empirical data
Placed to much emphasis on instinct and unconscious motives (Erik Erikson, Karen Horner)
Erickson's Theory of Psychosocial Development
Modified and expanded Freud's theory
Successful resolution of life crises bolsters since of identity
Stages of Psychosocial Development (Erikson)
trust vs mistrust
autonomy vs shame and doubt
initiative vs guilt
industry vs inferiority
identity vs role confusion
intimacy vs isolation
generativity vs stagnation
Ego integrity vs despair
Behaviorism
, Observable behaviors only
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
social cognitive theory
children learn by observing parents, other children, and the media
classical conditioning
Neutral stimulus repeatedly paired with second stimulus
Elicits that response usually brought by the second stimulus
Example: Bell and Pad Method to eliminate bed-wetting.
operant conditioning
a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if
followed by a punisher
positive reinforcement
Something applied that increases the frequency of the behavior
negative reinforcement
Something removed that increases the frequency of the behavior
punishment
Aversive event that decrease the behavior they fallow
+Effective in emergencies, but less preferable in general
+Offers no alternative, acceptable form of behavior
+Tends to suppress undesirable behavior only under certain conditions
+ May cause withdrawal from situation
+Can create anger and hostility
+may be imitated as a way of coping with stress
++instead, reward children for desirable behavior
Shaping
Teaching complex behaviors by reinforcing small steps toward the behavioral goal
The cognitive perspective
modern perspective that focuses on memory, intelligence, perception, problem solving, and
learning
Piaget's basic concepts
