EDPS 260 Exam 1 Ball State Taylor White

What are the Three domains of Development?

physical, cognitive, emotional and social

What are the Three basic issues of Development

Continuous or Discontinuous?

One course of development or many possible courses?

Relative influence of nature and nurture?

Ecological System theory

Child develops within a complex system of relationships affected by the surrounding environment

Teratogens

Agents that damage the process of development, such as drugs and viruses

What causes low birth weight?

smoking can cause low birth weight or a premature birth.

Outcomes of low birth weight

infant death

congenital malformations

behavior and learning problems

FASD

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

anoxia/hypoxia

Deficiency of oxygen in the blood. Can cause blackouts and, in extreme cases, death.

Preparing for Parenthood

Gender roles may become more traditional.

Sharing and care giving predicts greater happiness and sensitivity to the baby.

Postponing parenthood until the late twenties or thirties eases transition.

Imitation

When Children copy someone's actions

This will cause people to set a good example.

reaching and grasping milestones

Newborn-Pre-reaching

3-4 months- ulnar grasp

4-5 months- moving object from hand to hand

9 months- pincer grasp

Memory over first 2 years

1st- Novelty

2nd- sustained attention and joint attention

What is ZPD?

the cognitive range between what a child can do on her or his own and what the child can do with the help of adults or more skilled children

How does Play impact cognitive development?

Make-believe play = children's readiness and social experiences.

cooing

early vowel-like sounds that babies produce

babbling stage

Beginning at 3 to 4 months, the stage of speech development in which the infant spontaneously utters various sounds at first unrelated to the household language.