Happy Jill and Worry Jack Assignment
Please THINK before you PRINT. Go Green
Instructions: Read the following scenarios and answer the questions. You
may use your book to do this, but your notes may also be very helpful. One
word responses are fine.
Happy Jill was smiling as she looked into Worry Jack's deep blue eyes and whispered two
words, "I'm pregnant." Jack's face lit up with pleasure but then he began his usually
worrying and asked, "When's the baby due?" Jill said it would be a while since she was
only about four weeks pregnant. Then Worry Jack began to ask a t housand questions. Jill
could answer each and every one because she studied child development. Jack asked:
1. At four weeks of pregnancy, what prenatal stage is the baby in? Jill
replied:
2. If you smoked marijuana, would the placenta filter it out? Jill replied:
Nine months later, Happy Jill delivered a beautiful pair of identical twin girls named
Nancy and Noel. It doesn't take long for Worry jack to become concerned
about how the twins are. He asks:
3. What motor development principle (trend) explains why Nancy and
Noel can control their arms but not their fingers? Jill replied:
4. Which concept explains why the twins have emotional responses (mood,
activity level, reactivity) similar to you, Happy Jill? Jill replied:
Now that the twins are toddlers, they begin to explore their environment. Of course, Jack is
always worried about any changes. He asks:
5. Why does seven month-old Noel like to play Peek-A-Boo so much? Jill
replies that it's because she hasn't learned what Piaget called:
Now that the twins are almost two years old and attached to their mother, Happy Jill is
returning to work. However, Worry Jack is concerned about what it will do to the twins'
development. He asks:
6. Which concept explains why the twins cry and scream when you leave
for work, Happy Jill? Jill replied:
7. Because Nancy and Noel greet you with smiles when you come home,
what kind of attachment have they formed with you, Happy Jill? Jill
replied:
As the twins continue to grow, Worry Jack is always amazed about their progress. He asks:
8. Why does five year-old Noel think her rolled-up pancake is smaller than
Nancy's flat pancake? Jill responds that it's because she's in this stage of
Piaget's cognitive development:
9. Five year-old Nancy thinks a tall square box holds more candy than a
short square box. Why is this? Jill responds that Nancy has not mastered
which skill in Piaget's theory?
As the twins mature into adolescence, Jack continually worries about their attitudes and
progress. He asks:
10. The twins have been discussing the pros and cons of body piercing.
They couldn't come up with all the possibilities before. Why now? Jill
responds that it's because they're in which stage of Piaget's theory?
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