Intro Flashcards
1
Q
Why is human childhood so long
A
Large-brain, narrow hips trade-off: larger brains necessitate larger heads, but at the same time narrower hips (because we stand upright). To solve this conflict, baby born earlier and continue to develop once born.
2
Q
What does it mean to be a child?
A
Dependent on adult caregivers and fundamentally about learning (long childhood is adaptive for maximizing learning)
3
Q
Examples of aspects of childhood that demonstrate that children are “adapted”
to focus on learning
A
- Highly curious
- Highly suggestible, not critical thinkers
- Readily imitate others
- Overestimate own abilities
- Brains are malleable
4
Q
Definition of child development
A
Process of learning of perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social
capabilities that allows an individual to grow from the dependence of
infancy to the independence of adulthood
