Developmental: Influences on cognitive and social development Flashcards
(41 cards)
three studies for peers and play
Hegarty and Waller 2005
Russ et al 1999
Coie and Dodge 1988
what are 4 one word developmental benefits of play
physical mental emotional social
things a child develops through play
independence
theory of mind
spatial abiity
what is theory of mind
ability to look from others’ point of view
what is the primary development that play develops?
social development
fact about playing
it is a right in the UN convention on the rights of the child
what are the two stages of play
practice play
symbolic play
what is practice play
Useful behaviour out of usual context, repetition of skills that have been mastered
what is symbolic play
two years old, playing pretend, representational thought with substitute objects or actions
when can the social effect of peers and play be negative
when children are excluded
what do strong peers foster
resilience
three studies for poverty and development
Kar 2008
Mani 2013
Evans and Chamberg
4 protective factors
stable home
financial stability
access to education
social support group
good nutrition
four risk factors
financial instability
poor diet
mental health
abuse
lack of sleep
risk factors relevant to poverty and child cognition
- Low birth weight, stress of basic needs not being met, lack of stimulation, poor health
protective factors relevant to poverty and children’s cognition
healthy diet
read to as a child
social support
what are some limitations of research on the effect of poverty on development
poverty is a relevant term
studies are correlational in nature
samples are not representational
hard to isolate factors
positive of poverty research
applications of findings have improved lives and opportunities of many individuals
what did evans and Chamberg look at
biological effects of poverty- suggesting a correlation between childhood poverty and stress and adult working memory
what is the flynn effect
worldwide IQ scoreshave increased over decades, due to improved nutrition and healthcare
three studies for trauma and development
genie case study- Curtiss 1974
rutter 2007
chugani 2001
what are ACE’s
adverse childhood experiences-
- Any abuse, neglect or dysfunction that child might have experienced growing up
what do effects of ACE’s depend on?
child’s age
duration
gender
what is trauma
an emotionally painful shocking stress and sometimes life threatening experience
may or may not involve physical injuries, can result from witnessing events