Revision part 1

Question 1

Define Fine motor skills.

Answer 1

Fine motor skills are the coordination and control of the movement of the small muscles in the fingers and hands

Question 2

What skills support fine motor skills.

Answer 2

Gripping, manipulation, hand-eye coordination.

Question 3

What activities support fine motor skills.

Answer 3

Gripping - Holding a spoon, a rattle.
Manipulation - Building with blocks, playing an instrument.
Hand-eye coordination - Writing, sewing or completing jigsaw puzzles.

Question 4

Define social learning theory.

Answer 4

Social learning theory is the theory that suggests the way children behave is an interaction between personal and environmental factors.

Question 5

What are piaget’s cognitive stages of development?

Answer 5

Sensorimotor - Birth 18-24 months
Preoperational - Toddlerhood (18-24 months) to childhood (age 7)
Concrete operational - Ages 7-12
Formal operational - Adolescence through adulthood.

Question 6

Define the term Egocentric.

Answer 6

Egocentric - Thinking only about yourself, without regards for other people’s feelings.

Question 7

How can stress affect development?

Answer 7

Physical health damaged if long term
Feels irritated/angry
hard to sleep
poor mental health
lack of concentration
loss/gain of weight
mental health issues

Question 8

How can a fall in income due to redundancy affect development?

Answer 8

Less food therefore weight loss
cheaper food high in wrong calories
loss of social development
money worries, fear of debt
anxious
stressed
less luxuries