Test #1 Study Guide
Psy 270 Spring 2014 Dr. Todd
Chapter 1
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Know the definition of development
Know why we study child development
How did the views of children change in the 20th century
Know the definition of theory
Know the ages associated with Freud’s stages of development
Know the bases of Erikson’s stage theory
Know the advantages of Erikson’s theory
Know the differences between positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, and
punishment
Know what theories Piaget is known for
Know the organization of Bronfenbrenner’s five systems
Know the basic tenets of the nature/nurture debate
Chapter 2
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the kinds of attributes attributed to genetics
what determines the sex of the child
the differences between monozygotic and dizygotic twins
the purposes of genetic counseling
the concept of niche-picking
Chapter 3
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Know the concepts of proximodistal and cephalocaudal in prenatal development
Know the development of the neural tube and what it later becomes
Know about fetal movement at different stages of development
Know what blastocyst is.
Know the purpose of pregnant women ingesting folic acid
Define teratogen
Know the symptoms of pre-eclampsia
Know the safe level of alcohol a pregnant mother could consume
Know how maternal stress may affect the fetus
Chapter 4
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Know what “Braxton-Hicks” contractions are
Know how the fetus signals the mother it is time to give birth
Know the stages of childbirth
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about the LaMaze method of childbirth
the possible consequences of anoxia or hypoxia during birth
the problems a low-birth weight baby may face
about respiratory distress syndrome
the physiological and psychological factors involved in post-partum depression
what the APGAR scale assesses
the basic reflexes present at birth
Chapter 5
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the concept of differentiation
the symptoms of Failure to Thrive
the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations on breast-feeding
the part of the brain implicated in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
how infant brains differ from adult brains
the pincer and palmar grasp.
outcomes following deprivation of motor development
Chapter 6
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the stage of cognitive development associated with infancy
the concept of deferred imitation
Rovee-Collier’s research on infant memory
the imitation reflex
how infant intelligence is assessed
the reasons to assess infant intelligence
the earliest sound a child makes
the differences between cooing, babbling, and echolalia
when children first begin to speak
the research concerning hearing babies of deaf parents
Chapter 7
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How did Mary Ainsworth define attachment
Know what the Strange Situation consists of and assesses
Know the results of Harlow’s studies of rhesus monkeys
Know the concept of imprinting
Know the possible consequences of child abuse
Know what research says about violent punishment
Know the symptoms of autism
Know how daycare affects development.
Know different types of infant temperament
Know different ways parents treat sons and daughters.