Growth and Development - Theorists

Growth proceeds from:

• Fingers to toes

• Hard to Harder

• Head to toe

• Knees to toes

An example of gross motor skills is:

• buttoning a shirt

• jumping on a trampoline

• eating cheerios

• pushing a button

Moving the arm first and then the fingers is which law of growth and development?

• Near to Far

• Simple to complex

• Head to foot

• Fine motor skills

Learning to control a tantrum is an example of which type of development?

• Cognitive/Intellectual

• Physical

• Social

• Emotional

This researcher defined cognitive develpment and how kids learn

• Erik Erikson

• Lawrence Kohlberg

• Jean Piaget

• Sigmund Freud

This theorist studied the emotional development of man. His 8 theories include: Trust vs. Mistrust, and Autonomy vs. Doubt.

• Erik Erikson

• Arnold Gesell

• Jean Piaget

• Abraham Maslow

Which of the child theorists based his research on a pyramid of needs?

• Sigmund Freud

• Abraham Maslow

• Jean Piaget

• Arnold Gesell

Which type development is learning right vs wrong?

• Social

• Moral

• Emotional

• Physical

Learning to get along with others is what type of development?

• Cognitive

• Moral

• Social

• Physical

Which one of these is the basic need of all people according to Abraham Maslow, before anything else can be acheived:

• Wifi

• Self Actualization

• Physiological Needs (water, food)

• Love & acceptance