Chapter 1 midway

Review• What does it mean for the

field of Child Development to have both scientific and applied applications?

• What does it mean for the field to be interdisciplinary?

• What is a theory?• What are some “basic

issues” that theories address?

Preview• Modern theories

– Erikson– Piaget– Vygotsky– Behaviorism– Information processing– Ecological systems

Resiliency

– What does it mean for a child to be resilient?– What are some characteristics of resiliency?

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Chapter 1 Quiz1) Child development is an area of study devoted to understanding

__________________ and __________________ from ____________________ through __________________.

2) Which of the following is true regarding the major domains of development?

A) The domains of development are separate and distinct.B) Each period of development is made up of a new set of domains.C) The physical domain has little influence on the other domains.D) Development is divided into three broad domains: physical,

cognitive, and emotional and social. 3) The stage concept assumes that change is gradual. True/False

Chapter 1 Quiz (con’t)4) Match the description with the theory or theorist to which it applies __ basic psychological conflict determines A. ecological systems theory

healthy or maladaptive outcomes at each stage B. Piaget__ directly observable events –stimuli and responses– C. Vygotsky

are the appropriate level of study D. Erikson__ children actively construct knowledge as E. information processing

they manipulate and explore the world F. behaviorism__ views the mind as a symbol-manipulating

system through which information flows__ social interaction is essential for cognitive

development__ views the child as developing within a complex system

of relationships affected by multiple levels of the environment