TCU Child Development Exam 1
Questions with Verified Answers
3 Domains of Development - ANSWERSPhysical
Cognitive
Emotional-Social
Physical Development - ANSWERSChanges in the body
(growth of bones and muscles, movement, strength)
Cognitive Development` - ANSWERSchanges in thought, memory, intelligence, and
language
Emotional-Social Development - ANSWERSchanges in relationships, personality, and
emotions
Nature - ANSWERShereditary information, received from parents at conception
Nurture - ANSWERSphysical and social forces; influence biological make up; nutrition,
activity, affection, environment, stress
Universality - ANSWERSalmost all humans acquire basic motor, language skills, and
the ability to inhibit immediate impulses
Diversity - ANSWERSall humans have unique characteristics (eye color, facial
structure, skin color, intellectual ability)
Biological Theory - ANSWERSMontessori
maturation of children's bodies, perception, and motor skills
Behavorism Theory - ANSWERSSkinner
Nature over Nurture
Psychodynamic Theory - ANSWERSFreud
Conflicts and the demands of the environment
Cognitive-Development Theory - ANSWERSKohlberg
thinking processes and how they change
Cognitive Process Theory - ANSWERSSigler
Basic thinking processes and memory
Questions with Verified Answers
3 Domains of Development - ANSWERSPhysical
Cognitive
Emotional-Social
Physical Development - ANSWERSChanges in the body
(growth of bones and muscles, movement, strength)
Cognitive Development` - ANSWERSchanges in thought, memory, intelligence, and
language
Emotional-Social Development - ANSWERSchanges in relationships, personality, and
emotions
Nature - ANSWERShereditary information, received from parents at conception
Nurture - ANSWERSphysical and social forces; influence biological make up; nutrition,
activity, affection, environment, stress
Universality - ANSWERSalmost all humans acquire basic motor, language skills, and
the ability to inhibit immediate impulses
Diversity - ANSWERSall humans have unique characteristics (eye color, facial
structure, skin color, intellectual ability)
Biological Theory - ANSWERSMontessori
maturation of children's bodies, perception, and motor skills
Behavorism Theory - ANSWERSSkinner
Nature over Nurture
Psychodynamic Theory - ANSWERSFreud
Conflicts and the demands of the environment
Cognitive-Development Theory - ANSWERSKohlberg
thinking processes and how they change
Cognitive Process Theory - ANSWERSSigler
Basic thinking processes and memory
