Exam 1: An Introduction to Child Development

Development involving the body's physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses and the need for food, drink, and sleep, is called __________.

Identify two advantages of taking a life span approach to development.

__________ is to genetic factors as __________ is to environmental factors.

Child development is divided into which of the following groups of topical areas?

Think about the topical areas of development as noted in your text. List one example that you have observed this week. Think about the area of feeding, communication, and motor behavior. Note whether there is any change in behavior or development dependent on your interaction with your child.

When considering the origins of violence, psychologists with a __________ stance suggest that violence is linked to early maltreatment of children; psychologists with a __________ stance look at hormonal influences on violent behavior.

Again, consider the implications of the nature-versus-nurture issue. How might you arrange the environment to facilitate growth across all three areas of topical development (physical, cognitive, personality/social)? Do you think these environmental factors will impact the growth of your child? If so, what does this say about your own belief about the nature-versus-nurture issue?

Which of the following is considered to be an age-graded influence?

Which of the following statements is true of the discipline?

Oscar's room is always a mess. "You must have been raised in a pig pen," said Felix. "No way," responded Oscar, "I was born this way!" The friends are debating the issue of __________.

Define continuous change and discontinuous change.

Ryan, a 22-year-old college graduate, is trying to determine what he wants to do with his life. Ryan is in the middle of __________, an entirely new developmental period.

When evaluating recommendations and suggestions regarding child development questions, consumers must __________.

Who wrote a book recording his own son's development during his first year?

Ms. Bujanos, a third-grade teacher, finds it fascinating to watch how children's attention spans and their abilities to plan and to problem solve increase over the course of the school year. Ms. Bujanos is observing __________.

A view that regards development as gradual, with achievements at one level building on those of previous levels, is called __________.

Childhood was not seen as a distinct, qualitatively different stage relative to adulthood during the __________ period.

Louise Brown grew up with the knowledge that she was the first person to be conceived using in vitro fertilization. This atypical experience in her life is referred to as a __________ event.

Catarino, an infant and toddler teacher, has developed an intervention program aimed at teaching physically delayed infants and toddlers motor skills. Catarino most likely believes that development is mostly __________.

An increasing focus on childhood can be attributed in part to __________.