Learning Aim A

Question 1

Define fine motor skills.

Answer 1

Skills that involve your fingers e.g writing.

Question 2

Define gross motor skills.

Answer 2

Skills that involve the use of your arms and legs e.g baseball and runnig.

Question 3

Name the different stages of life.

Answer 3

Infancy, early childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, mid adulthood, later adulthood.

Question 4

Name characteristics of primary sexual change.

Answer 4

Changes to sex organs e.g penis growth.

Question 5

Name characteristics of secondary sexual change.

Answer 5

Changes to public hair, height and voice.

Question 6

What is the language development for a baby at 10 months old?

Answer 6

Understand word and gestures.

Question 7

Define the term Schema.

Answer 7

A set of information the mind has gathered on a particular item.

Question 8

Define the term equilibrium.

Answer 8

When a schema is in balance and can identify the right information for people.

Question 9

What are the stages of congnitive development.

Answer 9

Sensory motor, preoperational, concrete operational and formal operational.

Question 10

Define the term egocentrism.

Answer 10

When you think only about your perspective and not others.

Question 11

Define the term conservation.

Answer 11

That somethings appearance can change but the amount stays the same.

Question 12

Name a criticism of piagets theory.

Answer 12

It was only based on a small amount of children, age/stages may be more fluent than others and he may have underestimated or overestimated children’s cognitive abilities.

Question 13

What is Chomsky’s perspective on language development?

Answer 13

Chomsky’s perspective is that he believed the ability to develop a singed or spoken language is genetically programmed into individuals.

Question 14

What are the criticisms of Chomsky’s perspective

Answer 14

There is a lack of scientific evidence to support his theory. Social constructivists such as Bruner would argue that social interaction is critical and has far more influence on children than Chomsky suggested.

Question 15

What are Feral Children

Answer 15

Feral children are children who were not raised by adults or people.

Question 16

Define the term Disequilibrium

Answer 16

When information doesn’t match up with a schema.

Question 17

What are the skills a baby will learn in 10 months

Answer 17

Crawling, rolling over, sitting up, standing up and walking.