Exam 1: Introduction to Child Development Basic Concepts and Issues

Dr. Jones was interested in the association between parents' educational attitudes and children's changing attitudes about school. She interviewed parents and their children when the children were in elementary school, middle school, and high school. This is an example of a:

A theoretical perspective that emphasizes that external conditions can change the way we behave and view the world is:

Which theory suggests that the entire context of children's environment (including family, school systems, and parents' workplaces) are important influences on children's development?

Parents' interactions with children's teachers are part of the system that according to Brofenbrenner's Ecological Model is called the:

Freud proposed that 3- to 6-year-old children's pleasure comes to focus on their penis or their lack of a penis; this stage is known as:

The strength of naturalistic observation of children's behaviors is that:

As children learn to read, sounding out words is difficult but it becomes more automatic and easier. Robbie Case would argue that learning occurs because of:

In cultures around the world, infants show the same facial expression when feeling distress this demonstrates the theme of:

Jean Piaget created his theory of cognitive development while observing:

Ella understands the world mostly through her manipulation of objects, by looking at, touching, and putting toys is her mouth. She is in which of Piaget's stages?

Konrad Lorenz studied a phenomenon in young geese in which they closely follow whatever object they observe moving shortly after birth. What is the name of this phenomenon?

Theorists who use Piaget's ideas to create new theories are known as:

Children are less likely to imitate the behavior of a model that is:

Today, unlike 25 years ago, most children have access to a computer at home.

John's mom gives him a sticker when he cleans his toys. The sticker is a reinforcement.

Brofenbrenner's Ecological Theory would advocate the universal view of development.

Vygotsky was a behaviorist.

A strength of the case study is that it yields descriptions that are rich in details and sensitive to nuances.

Which theorist proposed that infants' and parents' behaviors have been shaped by evolution to promote survival?

Rousseau's ideas about child development could be classified as having an emphasis on nurture.