Child Development

Question 1

Infant Development Tasks

Answer 1

1-3 months
Self-Regulation
Regulation of Arousal
Orientation to External World
Beginning - Preferential Attachment

3-6 months
Play, Memory, and Motor Skills Develop

6-12 months
Initiates Play
Mental Representation
Object Permanence

Question 2

Toddler Development

Answer 2

1-3 yrs.
Social Development (Egocentric)
Reciprocity Understanding
Cognitive Development (Conscious Expectations)
Language Learning

Question 3

Preschool Development

Answer 3

3-6 yrs.
Social Development (Interaction and Play)
Peers 
Cognitive Development (Cause and Effect)
Magical Thinking
Language Development (up to 1,000 words)

Question 4

Middle Childhood

Answer 4

6-12 yrs.
Friendships Develop
Status Hierarchies
Gender Roles 
Cognitive Development (Concrete Operations)
Decentration 
Moral Development (Empathic)
Awareness of Identity

Question 5

Adolescence

Answer 5

Main Concept - Identity Exploration
Early (11-13yrs)
Puberty, New Cognitive Capacities, Peer Groups
Middle (14-16yrs)
Sexuality, Moral Decisions
Late (17-19yrs)
Consolidate Identity, Intimacy, Leaving Home

Question 6

Upstairs Brain

Answer 6

1. Think before we act
2. Decision making
3. Control over emotions/body
4. Empathy
5. Focus
6. Self-Awareness

Question 7

Downstairs Brain

Answer 7

1. Act before we think
2. Fight or Flight response
3. Emotional Reactions
4. Bodily Functions

Referred to as the “reptile brain”