Unit 1 - Gessell and Bandura

Question 1

What was Gessell interested in?

Answer 1

Childrens biological maturation

Question 2

What was Gessell trying to find?

Answer 2

skills and abilities most children had in each age group

Question 3

What did Gessell establish?

Answer 3

Milestones for each developmental aspect

Question 4

What did Gessell say about the environment?

Answer 4

It had little influence

Question 5

What would Gessell say about a child with learning difficulties?

Answer 5

The problem is hereditary
The problem is from birth

Question 6

What is a weakness of Gessells maturation theory?

Answer 6

Can’t explain individual or cultural differences which can be influenced by their environment

Question 7

What environmental factors could affect a child reaching a milestone

Answer 7

1. Parental support
2. Educational support
3. Resources
4. Financial stability of family

Question 8

Who made the social learning theory?

Answer 8

Bandura

Question 9

What is the social learning theory?

Answer 9

Learning occurs through the observation of behaviours of others

Question 10

What are the four stages of the social learning theory?

Answer 10

1. Child observes behavour
2. Child internalises behaviour
3. Child will reproduce behaviour
4. Child may or may not repeat behaviour depending on the outcome