1.2.Principles and Theories of Growth and Development

Basic ideas about the field of growth and development are called _______ .

• principles

• hierarchy

• age norms

• teachable moment

Principles of growth and development are universal, which means ___.

• they never change

• some kids develop faster than others

• some kids develop slower than others

• they apply to everyone, everywhere

Things that happen one at a time, in order, are called _______.

• basic principles

• sequenced steps

• conditioned behavior

• developmental theories

Growth and development happen in sequenced steps called _____.

• delay

• acceleration

• stages

• observation

When a child enters a new stage it is called a ______.

• milestone

• theory

• developmental delay

• developmental acceleration

The best time to learn a new task is called _____.

• a milestone

• an age norm

• a teachable moment

• development

The usual age which is a child reaches a milestone is ______.

• a theory

• a principle

• heredity

• an age norm

Developmentally ________ = starting a new stage sooner than the norm.

• appropriate

• delayed

• accelerated

• centered

Entering a new stage later than the age norm is called developmental ______.

• delay

• acceleration

• theory

• teachable moment

The domains of Growth and Development are inter-related, which means_____

• they happen slowly and gradually

• one area of G and D influences another

• they apply to everyone, everywhere in the world

• different kids develop at slightly different times