Child Development Theorists

First stage of Piaget's theory in which a child from birth to age 2 learns through their senses and motor skills:

• trust vs mistrust

• sensorimotor

• intrapersonal

• preoperational

Theorist who claimed that a basic set of eight intelligences compose unique blends in different people:

• Lev Vygotsky

• Maria Montessori

• Jean Piaget

• Howard Gardner

Which of the following is a stage of Erik Erikson's theory of psychological development?

• Trust vs Mistrust

• formal operations

• spatial intelligence

• love and affection

Which theorist studied the effects of one's culture and social interactions on their learning ability (cognitive development?)

• Jean Piaget

• Howard Gardner

• Maria Montessori

• Lev Vygotsky

Which theorist believed that children learn best with hands on materials in a prepared environment?

• Lev Vygotsky

• Howard Gardner

• Maria Montessori

• Alfred Bandura

Which theorist used the Bobo doll to observe young children copying adults who hit Bobo?

• Howard Gardner

• Alfred Bandura

• Lev Vygotsky

• Erik Erikson

Magda Gerber was an early childhood educator who taught parents:

• that infants need to experience attachment with a parent in order to develop emotionally

• that children learn in eight different ways

• to allow children to try on their own in order to become autonomous

• how to understand babies and interact with them respectfully from birth

In Piaget's second stage of cognitive development, children ages 2-7:

• learn through scaffolding with a more knowledgeable other

• Use their imagination and are egocentric

• learn by watching others and copying their actions

• learn through play with sensory materials

Which mulitiple intelligence involves the capacity to manipulate objects and use a variety of physical skills, usually attributed to athletes?

• logical-mathematical

• spatial

• bodily-kinesthetic

• intrapersonal

Which describes someone who has taught you something or helped you as you learned a new skill?

• teacher

• educarer

• parent

• more knowledgeable other