CAD Chapter 8 Review - Understanding Human Development

Changes in which TWO areas would be considered growth?

• eye color

• happiness

• height

• language

• weight

Most growth occurs during the first _ years of life.

• 5

• 10

• 20

• 40

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the areas of development?

• physical

• behavioral

• cognitive

• social

• emotional

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) gross-motor skills

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(b) fine-motor skills

• kicking a ball

• holding a pencil

• cutting with scissors

• rolling over

• picking up legos

• walking

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Cognitive Development

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(b) Socio-emotional Development

• Feeling empathy

• Being excited

• Organizing a schedule

• Memorizing the state capitals

• Knowing the three branches of government

• Waiting patiently

Growth and development are _ (select all that apply).

• fast

• gradual

• isolated

• interrelated

• orderly

In the phrase "nature vs. nurture," nature includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• genetics

• heredity

• what traits people are born with

• what environment people live in

Which environmental factor has the greatest influence on human development?

• family

• peers

• media

• community

Behaviorists believe that _.

• Infants come into the world genetically predisposed to certain behaviors.

• An individual’s behavior is determined by forces in the environment that are beyond their control.

Which theorists divided their theories into stages?

• Vygotsky

• Erikson

• Pavlov

• Piaget

• Kohlberg