HGD chapter 1

A good theory  ________ the occurrence of that phenomenon.

Development as the emergingorganization arising from  interaction of many different processes:

Freud is known for this theory of development which deals with sexuality and gratification

Erikson's theory was called

Why has the debate over nature or nurturecontroversy shifted?

Even though medieval children were incorporated quickly into theadult world, they were

The developmental norms forthe first five years of life, established by Arnold Gesell, are

Programs established by local, regional, or national agencies to alleviate social problems

  Attributing development of a particulartrait to nature presumes the trait is a result of

Form of learning that's hard to reverse, it occurs during a sensitive period in development.

Theory concerned w/ evolutionary origins of behavior & itsadaptive & survival value in animals

Development influenced by experiences w/ social and cultural systems & a child's surroundings

Contextual models of development appear to view the child

During medieval andRenaissance times, children were

Piaget incorporated Rousseau's ideas on edcuation. They believed that...

Belief that childrenare born with a propensity to act on impulses without an aim of wrongdoing

Locke and Rousseauboth emphasized the notion that

Satisfactory resolution of conflictbetween internal needs & feelings and external obstacles?

One of Freud's greatestcontributions to psychology was his emphasis on the importance of

Resilient children arethose who are

The scientific study of changes inhuman behaviors and mental activities over time is called

According to Erikson,psychosocial development progresses through stages defined by:

One of Freud's greatestcontributions to psychology was his emphasis on the importance of this?

notion that a child canlearn not by direct reinforcement but by watching other people is termed

An ecological systemstheorist is most likely to study subjects...

A stage in development is aperiod of time in which behavior

After recording his son'sbehaviors before the age of three, Darwin concluded that

Individual differences indevelopment are

Tabula rasa means that the child is

Brief periods in whichspecific experiences have significant positive or negativeconsequences:

Why would a child's physcial size impact his or her socially?

Erikson's theory of personality development differs from Freud'stheory in that Erikson's theory

Is a child's development isthe result of genetics or the environmental. This isreferred to as

According to Piaget, a mental structure that helps organize thinking is a

The relatively permanentchange in behavior as a result of experience is called

Unique customs & values of social community are responsible for the development of a trait:

A set of ideas or propositions that helps to organize or explainobservable phenomena is called

The ages at which most children are able to accomplish a certaindevelopmental tasks

The first stimulus a baby duckencountered was a cow, so he began to follow it. This is?

Who is consered to be the founder of modern child psychology?

Attributing the development of a trait to nurture ispresuming that the trait is a result of

The innate tendency to adjust or become more attuned to conditionsimposed by the environment is

The innate tendency for structures and processes to become moresystematic and coherent is 

Which contextual theoryemphasizes the nature side of the nature-nurture debate? (Ducks)

The theoryemphasizing the importance of learning through observation and imitation ofbehaviors

The physical and psychologicalchanges in an individual over a lifetime is called

According to a learningtheory approach, we might experience anxiety when taking a test because

Does a child's development result fromgenetic endowment or environmental influences? Known as:

Alfred Binet is credited with being the pioneer of

Freud's theory that focuses on gratification of sexuality, which changes through various stages

Information processing theory compares the brain to this

A theory that explains andpredicts behavior is useful for

What would a behavioranalyst want to know about a child who frequently misbehaves?