Child Development

Question 1

What are Erikson’s 8 Stages of Life Span Development?

Answer 1

1. Trust vs Mistrust
2. Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt
3. Initiative vs Guilt
4. Industry vs Inferiority
5. Identity vs Role confusion
6. Intimacy vs Isolation
7. Generativity vs Stagnation
8. Integrity vs Despair

Question 2

What age does Trust vs Mistrust occur?

Answer 2

Infancy
Birth - 18 months

Question 3

What age does Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt occur?

Answer 3

Early Childhood
2-3yrs

Question 4

What age does Initiative vs Guilt occur?

Answer 4

Preschool
3yrs - 5yrs

Question 5

What age does Industry vs Inferiority occur?

Answer 5

School age
6-11 yrs

Question 6

What age does Identity vs Role confusion occur?

Answer 6

Adolescence
12-18 yrs

Question 7

When does Intimacy vs Isolation occur?

Answer 7

Young Adulthood
19-40 yrs

Question 8

When does Generativity vs Stagnation occur?

Answer 8

Middle Adulthood
40-65 yrs

Question 9

When does Ego integrity vs Despair occur?

Answer 9

Maturity
65 to death

Question 10

Give an important event for the conflict Trust vs Mistrust

Answer 10

Feeding

Question 11

Give an important event for the conflict Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt

Answer 11

Toilet Training

Question 12

Give an important event for the conflict Initiative vs Guilt

Answer 12

Exploration

Question 13

Give an important event for the conflict Industry vs Inferiority

Answer 13

School

Question 14

Give an important even for the conflict Identity vs Role confusion

Answer 14

Social Relationships

Question 15

Give an important event for the conflict Intimacy vs Isolation

Answer 15

Relationships

Question 16

Give an important event for the conflict Generativity vs Stagnation

Answer 16

Work and Parenthood

Question 17

Give an important event for the conflict Ego integrity vs Despair

Answer 17

Reflection on Life

Question 18

What 2 concepts does equilibration consist of?

Answer 18

Assimilation
Accommodation

Question 19

What is Assimilation?

Answer 19

Process of matching external reality to an existing cognitive structure

Question 20

What is Accommodation?

Answer 20

When there is an inconsistency between the learner’s cognitive structure and the thing being learnt, the child will reorganise her thoughts

Question 21

What are the 4 stages of Cognitive Development?

Answer 21

Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operations

Question 22

What age does the Sensorimotor development occur?

Answer 22

Birth - 2 years

Question 23

What age does preoperational development occur?

Answer 23

2-7 yrs

Question 24

What age does Concrete operational development occur?

Answer 24

7-11 yrs

Question 25

What age does Formal operation development occur?

Answer 25

12-15 yrs

Question 26

What is object permanence?

Answer 26

If the baby can't see something, it doesn't exist

Question 27

What are some behaviours to be expected during the sensorimotor stage?

Answer 27

- Explore the world through senses and motor activity - Early on, baby can't tell difference between themselves and environment - Early on, object permanence - Begin to understand cause and effect - Can later follow something with their eyes

Question 29

What is conservation of matter?

Answer 29

Understanding that something doesn't change even though it looks different Shape is not related to quantity

Question 30

What are some behaviours during the concrete operational stage?

Answer 30

- Abstract reasoning ability - Ability to generalise from concrete increases - Understand conservation of matter

Question 31

What are some behaviours during the formal operations stage?

Answer 31

- Be able to think about hypothetical situations - Form and test hypotheses - Organise information - Reason scientifically

Question 32

According to Piaget, how does development from one stage to another occur?

Answer 32

Through interaction with the environment Cognitive development can only occur after genetically controlled biological growth occurs

Question 33

True or False Drive for development is internal

Answer 33

TRUE

Question 34

True or False Child can learn many things at each development stage

Answer 34

FALSE

Question 35

True or False Environmental factors can influence and direct development

Answer 35

FALSE Environmental factors cannot direct development but can influence

Question 36

Development will occur naturally through regular interaction with social environment

Answer 36

TRUE