Child Development Introduction

From about seven years old on, children are in the stage of industry, where they enjoy working on long-term projects.

• True

• False

A child who needs to be productive and successful is industrious.

• True

• False

Piaget was especially interested in representational play activities, such as pretending that sand is food.

• True

• False

Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding helps to define the support from adults in children's learning.

• True

• False

Kate has just begun to crawl. She is now ____

• a. an infant.

• b. a toddler.

• c. in middle childhood

• d. an adolescence

Theories that explain changes in the child as an interaction between growth and learning are called

• growth theories.

• critical theories.

• learning theories.

• developmental theories.

A theorist particularly interested in cognitive development is

• Maslow.

• Skinner.

• Rogers.

• Piaget.

Behaviorist theories attempt to explain

• how the environment brings about changes in child behavior.

• the development of the self-concept.

• the ability to learn easily.

• how the mind learns.

"Bobby took his first steps alone today. He walked from the couch to his father! A big day for our family!" This is an example of the

• child interview child study method.

• naturalistic observation child study method.

• diary child study method.

• parent interview child study method.

Developmentally appropriate assessment for young children does not include

• standardized group tests.

• parent interviews.

• work samples.

• rubrics.