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| An ________ provides a framework for understanding the relationships among an organized set of facts or principles |
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| A study this is designed to specifically test some development explanation and expand scientific knowledge is called |
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| Correlational studies use which of the following to investigate whether certain characteristics of interest are associated with other characteristics? |
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| Naturalistic observation, case studies, and survey research |
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| Identify and Describe the three topical areas of child Development |
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| 1. Social Development of how a child interacts with others as they grow. 2. Cognitive development of the the way a child thinks and examines. 3. Physical development as they grow, such as height and eye color. |
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| Identify the specific age categories child developmentalists typically examine |
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1. Prenatual- conception to birth
2. Infancy and Toddlerhood- birth- 3 years
3. Preschool age- 3-5 years
4. School age- 6-12 years |
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| Shyanna wants to know if shy children will become shy adults. She decides to ask a group of preschool teachers to select all the children they would consider to be shy. She then follows and periodically assesses these children until they reach adulthood. This an example of a ____________ research design. |
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| When considering the origins of violence, psychologists with a ______ stance suggest that violence is linked with early maltreatment of children; psychologists with a __________ stance look at hormonal influences on violent behavior |
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| Identifying questions of intrest, formulating an explanation, and carrying out research that either lends support to or refutes the explanation are all steps of which of the following |
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| According to Bobbie Keeton and the handout on Head Start, what is your primary duty while doing your lab at the center? |
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| If we know what __________ to use, we can predict behavior |
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| What is the Mission statement of the Southwest HRA Head Start? |
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| List the 5 theoretical perspectives that developmentalists use to understand the development of children. Be sure to include two individuals associated with each perspective |
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Behavioral- B.F. Skinner, Watson
Cognitive- Jean Piaget- Info processing theroy
Contextual- Lev Vy |
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| ________ is a biological concept that should be employed to refer to classification based on physical and structural characteristics of a species |
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| Mrs. Herman uses a sticker chart in her first grade classroom to promote desireable behaviors and decreases the unwanted ones. The stickers on the chart represent the reinforcenment, but the use of the chart represents a form of |
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| Train up a child in the way it should go and when it is old it will not depart from it |
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| Advantages of breast feeding |
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Mother bonds with child
Child bonds with mother
Better nutrition
Cheaper
Makes poop smell better
Right amount/temperature
Antibodies which makes infant resistant to infections
Human growth hormone
Reduce mother uterus faster |
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| Food you should never feed a child under 3 years old |
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Grapes
Peanut Butter
Peppermints
Nuts
Honey
Hard candy
Hard to chew food
Popcorn |
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| When a child is fed and changed but does not receive the emotional bond of a caregiver what term describes their growth pattern |
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| According to Thomas and Chess the majority of children fall into one of three main personality categories. |
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-Slow to warm
-Easy
-Difficult |
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| According to a study on attachment patterns between caregivers and children there are four |
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Secure attachment
Disorganized/disoriented attachment
Avoidant attachment
ambivalent |
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