Developmental Day 2

Developmental Day 2

Erik Erikson's Theories

Open Ended

Describe your mood with a character. Either the character, a quote from the character, or a scene that they are in.

As always - school appropriate!

Multiple Choice

A young child watches their mother use a fork to eat her dinner, so the child picks up a fork and attempts to eat their baby food with it.

What would this be considered?

• Learning

• Maturation

Multiple Choice

A baby is starting to gain more movement and eventually goes from crawling to walking.

What would this be considered?

• Learning

• Maturation

Multiple Choice

What are teratogens and how do they impact development in the womb?

• They are outside influences, such as music or sounds, that help a child develop. The more that are present, the stronger the infant's development will be.

• Agents, such as chemicals and viruses that can cause harm to the infant

Open Ended

Why do we study infant's reflexes?

Open Ended

Explain nature vs. nurture/epigenetics

Multiple Choice

Everytime a child's mother leaves the room, the child cries uncontrollably. According to Jean Piaget, why might this be?

• The child doesn't understand conservation because they are in the preoperational stage of development.

• The child doesn't understand hypothetical thoughts because they are in the concrete operational stage of development.

• The child doesn't have object permanence because they are in the sensorimotor stage of development.

• The child doesn't have object permanence because they are in the preoperational stage of development.

Multiple Choice

A child is in science class. They are pouring water from a tall skinny beaker into a short wide one. It is the same amount of water. One student is having a difficult time understanding this.

Why could that be, according to Piaget?

• The child doesn't understand conservation because they are in the preoperational stage of development.

• The child doesn't understand hypothetical thoughts because they are in the concrete operational stage of development.

• The child doesn't have object permanence because they are in the sensorimotor stage of development.

• The child doesn't have object permanence because they are in the preoperational stage of development.

Multiple Choice

A child is extremely interested in sharing and is learning that quantity, quality, and size are all factors that play a roll. What stage is this child most likely in?

• Sensori-motor

• Pre-Opertianal

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

Multiple Choice

Jean Piaget believes that around the age of 12, people enter the formal operational stage. What behavior would be appropriate at that stage?

• Struggling to create a plan for your future

• Having a difficult time understanding hypothetical situations

• Engaging in deep intellectual discussions about hypothetical situations

• A young adult refusing to discuss anything that requires complex thoughts