Exam 4: Developmental and Learning Theories

Respond in a few sentences to these basic conditions for learning. Include in your answer how programs are designed and what teachers do. a. Learning must be real. b. Learning must be rewarding. c. Learning must build on children's lives. d. Learning needs a good stage.

Psychodynamic theories assume that life is a series of stages through which each person must pass.

The sociocultural theory of Vygotsky states that ____.

Boys are more likely to develop physical or mental disorders than girls.

Match Kohlberg's stages of moral development with their definitions. -Punishment and obedience orientation

Match the type of play with its characteristic. -Child performs random movements

Which statement is true according to Piagetian theory?

In psychodynamic terms, the unconscious refers to being in a coma.

Match Kohlberg's stages of moral development with their definitions. -Individualism and relativist orientation

Which of the following statements is universal for all children?

Match the process in behaviorist theory with the type of learning. -Social learning

In the "Connect the Dots: How Neuroscience Supports Theory and Developmentally Appropriate Practs", DAP is linked with various learning theories. In what three areas does theory knowledge specifically guide the implementation of DAP?

Match the idea about gender with the theory/theorist. -Maccoby

Piaget's theory has been called both maturational and environmental; that is, both nature and nurture are at work. Why? Give an example of each from your own experiences with children.

Match the theory with the basic concept -People are governed by inner drives of sex and aggression.

Match the theorist to the theory. -Behaviorist

Arnold Gesell developed the _______________, which details the norms of behavior.

One of Piaget's basic processes of thinking is accommodation, which is taking new information and changing what is already thought to fit the new information, changing the knowledge base.

New information on brain development suggests _____.

Maturation theory is the process of physical and mental growth that is determined by heredity. Arnold Gesell's theory states that the sequence of developmental stages is universal, as are the precise ages.