Child Development- Chapter 1 Flashcards

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When you are confident that you are good at caring for children, children will feel more secure with you.

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True

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By studying children, you can have a better understanding of why they feel, think, and act the way they do.

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True

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The stages of development are similar for all children all over the world.

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True

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4
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Freud believed that childhood experiences had little effect on people’s adult life.

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False

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5
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Most scientists believe that both nature and nurture affect the way in which a child develops.

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True

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Before the 20th century, children fequently worked in factories or other adult work places.

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True

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When you state your opinion about an event, you are giving an objective observation.

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False

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8
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The stage of life between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence.

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True

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9
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You should keep a written record of what you see when you are observing children.

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True

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10
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Childhood is a time of rapid development.

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True

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Childhood is a time of being dependent on caregivers.

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True

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12
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Childhood is a time of preparation for adult life.

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True

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13
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Jaime screams when he wakes up from a nap because, from past experience, he knows his mother will come and get him. What theorist first studied this type of learning?

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B.F. Skinner

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14
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A person with high self-esteem has many friends.

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True

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15
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A person with high-self esteem typical performs poorly in school.

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False

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16
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What term refers to not sharing private information.

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Confidentiality

17
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What is the purpose of a baseline?

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To determine the frequency (number of times) a behavior occurs.

18
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Emilio has brown hair- how is this determined?

19
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Someone who takes care of a child is called a?

20
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What do we call a person’s development from birth to death.

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Human Life Cycle

21
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What term refers to the biological transfer of characteristics?

22
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What is the purpose of a child development checklist?

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To create a list of skills or behaviors to be observed.

23
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Any activity that arouses a child’s sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell is considered to be a form of?

24
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What kind of record is a child care worker creating if they write down a child’s behavior during nap time everyday for 3 weeks?

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Anecdotal Record

25
How does stimulation affect babies?
It helps their brain and nervous system develop.
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Who was the 1st theorist to scientifically study how children learn?
Jean Piaget
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What type of observation record is probably most useful if you are trying to change a certain behavior a child has?
Frequency Count
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What did Lev Vygotsky state about the role of social interaction in children's learning?
Social contact is important for intellectual development
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What did theorist Albert Bandura believe about how children learn?
Children learn by imitating others
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What theorist held the idea that environment shapes behavior and behavior affects environment?
Albert Bandura
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What are the years from 55-75 called?
Late Adulthood
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How can child development help you to better understand yourself and deal with children in the future?
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Explain why two children can grow up in the same home and go to the same school, but become very different adults.
No two people have the exact same environment. They will have different friends, and different inherited characteristics. Also no two people respond to situations in the exact same way.