ECD 51
Zina Rosen-Simon
Study Guide for Chapter 1 & 2
What are the theories of the following theorists? What are their beliefs? It would help to
cite examples to illustrate your understanding.
Theorists
Who’s Theories? Are their stages? What are they,
and what attributes are contributed to each stage or theory?
*Erikson
*Psychosexual
*Piaget
*Psychosocial
*Locke/Watson/Pavlov
*Cognitive-Developmental Theory
*Rousseau/Gesell
*Ecological Theory
*Brofenbrenner
*Sociocultural Theory
*Freud
*Social Learning Theory
*Bandura
*Behaviorism
*Vygotsky
*Maturational Theory
*Maslow
*Information Processing -no specific theorist to identify
*Humanistic Theory
Concepts
Define the following terms and know who’s theories they correspond to and how.
*Stage
*Nature
*Nurture
*Assimilation
*Accommodation
*Operant Conditioning
*Classical Conditioning
*Tabula Rasa
Define and give an example each of the following designs of study.
*Cross-Sectional
*Longitudinal
In research what do the following terms mean and how are they applied.
*cohort
*correlation
Study Guide Chapter 3
Biological and Environmental Foundations
phenotype
genotype
DNA
gene
meiosis
sex chromosomes
allele
dominant
recessive
PKU
Human Genome Project
chromosomes
fraternal or dizygotic twins
identical or monozygotic twins
genetic counseling
Trisomy 21-Downs Syndrome
Tach Sachs
Fragile X
Sickle Cell
Huntington Disease
X-linked inheritance
Chapter 4 - Study Guide
Prenatal Development
gamete
conception
zygote
embryo
fetus
gestation
teratogens -cocaine, smoking, alcohol
FAS - fetal alcohol syndrome
thalidomide
DES (diethylstilbestrol)
AIDS
Rh factor
amniocentesis
ultrasonography
chorionic villus sampling
AFP - alpha fetal protein
Chapter 5 Study Guide - Birth and the Newborn Baby
Apgar
breech position
anoxia cerebral palsy
preterm
small for date
reflexes
-rooting
-sucking
-moro
-palmar
-tonic neck
-stepping
sensory capacities (touch, taste, smell, hearing, and vision)
Study Guides 6-8
Chapter 6 - Physical Development
Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills
Visual Cliff
cephalocaudal
proximodistal
SIDS
Kwashiorkor
Nonorganic Failure to Thrive
Chapter 7 - Cognitive Development
Language
Noam Chomsky
LAD
child-directed speech
underextension
overextension
syntax
semantics
babbling
stutters
Cognitive Development
sensorimotor stage
functional play
assimilation & accommodation
representational play
schemes
habituation
object permanence
deferred imitation
Vygotsky
Intervention Programs such as the Carolina Abecedarian Project
Chapter 8 - Emotional and Social Development
temperament
attachment
goodness of fit
empathy
self-control
What parts of the brain affects your varying abilities? (verbal & spatial)
What percentage of children do not get adequate nutrition?
Quiz 4 Chapters 9, 10, and 11
Physical Development in Early Childhood (9)
-pituitary gland -enuresis
-growth hormone
-deprivation dwarfism
-enuresis
-skeletal age
-brain weight
-accidents
-lead poisoning
-malnutrition
-immunizations
-Rhoda Kellog -stages of drawing development
-sex differences in motor skills
Cognitive Development in Early Childhood (10)
-gender identity
-egocentrism
-centration
-conservation
-preoperational stage - Piaget
-animistic
-night terror
-nightmare
-private speech or self directed language
-pragmatics
-expansion
-Headstart
-zone of proximal development
-academic preschool
-reading to your child
-child-centered preschool
-Sesame Street
-discovery learning
-child’s speech development
Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood (11)
-Baumrind- Parenting Styles
-self concept
-play
-self esteem
-imaginary friend
-morality
-child abuse
-inductive discipline
-hostile aggression
-social learning theory
-instrumental aggression
-spanking effects
-gender constancy
-effective discipline
-gender identity
-TV
-associative play
-cartoons
-cooperative play
-emotional neglect
-parallel play
-uninvolved style