TECA 1354 – Child Growth and Development
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MODULE 1 – CHAPTERS 1 – 4 (80 Points)
(View PowerPoints for Chapters 1-4. Include page numbers in text, after each question, where you found
your answers. Example: Question 1-pp. 6-7.)
REVIEW – Chapter 1
History, Theory, and Research Strategies (14 Points)
1. Cite two reasons that theories are important to the study of child development.
a.
b.
2. List and describe the three domains of development.
a.
b.
c.
3. Summarize each person’s theory.
a. Locke
b. Rousseau
c.
Watson
d. B. F. Skinner
e. G. Stanley Hall
f. Darwin
4.
Describe the basic concepts of:
a. Freud’s psychoanalytic perspective
b. Erikson’s psychosocial theory
c.
Bandura’s social learning theory
d. Piaget’s cognitive-developmental theory
e. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory
f.
Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory
g. Information-processing view
h. Dynamic systems perspective
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5. Define the following methods of gathering information. State one strength and one limitation for
each.
a. Naturalistic
Strength
Limitation
b. Structured observation
Strength
Limitation
c. Clinical
Strength
Limitation
d. Structured interview
Strength
Limitation
e. Ethnographic
Strength
Limitation
6. Explain the basic features of the ways for studying development
a. correlational design
b. experimental design
c.
longitudinal design
d. cross-sectional design
e. microgenetic design
7. Describe children’s research rights.
a. Protection from harm:
b. Informed consent:
c.
Privacy:
d. Knowledge:
e. Beneficial treatments:
APPLY – (6 Points)
8. A researcher wants to study the thoughts and feelings of children who have a parent on active duty in
the military. Which method is best suited for investigating this question?
Why?
9.
Find out if your parents read Gesell, Spock, or other parenting-advice books when you were
growing up. What questions about child rearing most concerned them?
Cite an aspect of
your development that differs from a parent’s or grandparent’s when he or she was your age.
Do you think today’s parents have concerns that differ from those of your parents?
Explain.
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REVIEW – Chapter 2
Biological and Environmental Foundations (14 Points)
1. Define the following genetic terms:
a. Phenotype
b.
DNA
c.
mitosis
d.
sex cells
e. genotype
f.
gene
g. meiosis
h. chromosomes
2. Cite and describe six types of prenatal diagnostic methods.
a.
b.
c,
d,
e.
f.
3.
Explain the following reproductive technologies:
a. donor insemination
b. in vitro fertilization
c.
surrogate motherhood
d. new reproductive technologies
4. What is the purpose of genetic counseling, and who is most likely to seek this service?
5. Adopted children and adolescents have fewer OR more(choose one)
difficulties than do other children. Cite two possible reasons for this trend.
a.
b.
learning and emotional
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6.
Discuss each environmental context for development.
a. socioeconomic status
b. the family
c.
impact of poverty
d. neighborhood and schools
e. cultural context
f.
public policies
7. The tendency to choose environments that complement our own heredity is called
_______
_______. Define the term epigenesist.
APPLY – (6 Points)
8. Check your local newspaper or one or two national news magazines or news websites to see
how often articles on the condition of children and families appear over the period of one week.
Why is it important for researchers to communicate with the general public about
children’s needs?
9. What aspects of your own development – for example, interests, hobbies, college major, and
vocational choice – are probably due to niche-picking?
Explain.
LIFE IS A GREAT BUNDLE OF LITTLE THINGS.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
REVIEW – Chapter 3
Prenatal Development
1. Conception: Approximately once every 28 days, an ovum is released from one of a woman’s
two __
___, and it travels through one of the two __
___. Which are long, and thin
structures that lead to the uterus. The male produces vast numbers of sperm in the
__
___, two glands located in the scrotum.
2. Describe the following three periods of prenatal development:
a. Period of the Zygote
b. Period of the Embryo
c. Period of the Fetus
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3.Define the term teratogen, and describe four factors that affect the impact of teratogens on
prenatal development.
Teratogen: __
___
a.
b.
c.
d.
4.Other maternal factors: Summarize each of the following maternal factors:
a. Exercise
b. Nutrition
c. emotional stress
d. RH incompatibility
e. maternal age
5. Discuss each of the following environmental pollutants with its effect on development.
a. Mercury
b. PCBs
c. Lead
6. Describe some of the benefits of prenatal health care.
7. Give an explanation of each of the factors contributing to preparation for parenthood during the
prenatal period.
a. Seeking information
b. Baby becoming a reality
c. Models of effective parenthood
d. Practical concerns
e. The parental relationship
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APPLY – (6 Points)
8.
Amy, who is two months pregnant, wonders how the developing organism is being fed and
what parts of the body have formed. “I don’t look pregnant yet, so does that mean not much
development has taken place?” she asks. How would you respond to Amy?
9. Find out how your mother and your grandmothers managed regular activities, such as work and
travel, during pregnancy.
How were their lives different from those of contemporary
pregnant women?
REVIEW – Chapter 4
Birth and the Newborn Baby (14 Points)
1.Describe three signs that indicate that labor is near.
1.
2.
3.
Name and describe the three stages of labor.
1.
2.
3.
2. List the five characteristics assessed by the Apgar Scale, and explain what the scores indicate.
Which is the least reliable of these measures?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Least reliable:
3. What is the goal of natural childbirth?
typical natural childbirth program.
a.
b.
c.
List and describe the three activities that comprise a
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3. Define and discuss each of the following approaches to childbirth and medical interventions:
Home delivery
Fetal monitoring
Labor and delivery medication
Instrument delivery
Induced labor
Cesarean delivery
5. __
___ refers to oxygen deprivation during the birth process. Placenta __
___ refers to a
premature separation of the placenta, whereas placenta ___
__ refers to a detachment of the
placenta resulting from implantation of the blastocyst low in the uterus so that the placenta covers the
cervical opening.
6. Name and describe five newborn reflexes and the five infant states of arousal .
NEWBORN REFLEXES
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
INFANT STATES OF AROUSAL
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7. Describe four environmental factors associated with SIDS.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Explain three ways to reduce the incidence of SIDS.
a.
b.
c.
APPLY – (6 Points)
8. On seeing her newborn baby for the first time, Caroline exclaimed, “Why is she so out of
proportion?” What observations prompted Caroline to ask this question?
Explain why her baby’s
appearance is adaptive.
9. If you are a parent, what was the transition to parenthood like for you?
stress of this major life change?
What factors made it more difficult?
pose these questions to someone you know who recently became a parent.
THE PROCESS OF LEARNING CAN AND MUST BECOME
NOT ONLY ONE OF GROWING BUT ALSO OF SHARING.
Joe Nathan
What factors eased the
If you are not a parent,