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Unit 1 Test * Outline. /60. Short Answer (Paragraphs) [18 marks] True and False [15 marks] Matching [9 marks] Multiple Choice [18 marks]. Topics Covered. Child Development Characteristics Types Children Then and Now Attachment and Bonding Attachment Failure to Thrive
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Unit 1 Test * Outline /60 • Short Answer (Paragraphs) [18 marks] • True and False [15 marks] • Matching [9 marks] • Multiple Choice [18 marks]
Topics Covered • Child Development • Characteristics • Types • Children Then and Now • Attachment and Bonding • Attachment • Failure to Thrive • Secure Parent-Child Attachment Importance • Mary Ainsworth • Strange Situation • Types of reactions (secure and insecure) • Stranger Anxiety • Koko’s Kitten Storyline • Attachment Cycles • Healthy • Unhealthy • Harry Harlow • John Bowlby • Nature-Nurture • Twin studies • Genie “Wild Child” • The Secret Life of the Brain “Wider than the Sky” Questions • Developmental Theorists
Children Then and Now (Handout and Textbook Work) • Compare children in terms of work, play, education, health, dress and parental influence today with children who existed in the early 1900s
Human Development • Define the term Development. • What are the 5 characteristics of development? • Be able to identify the characteristics as they apply to scenarios presented. • List and define the types of development • Provide an example for each of the types of development.
Attachment and bonding • Define attachment. Who is typically the primary caregiver for children? • Define Failure to Thrive. • Why is it important for children and parents to have secure attachment?
Mary Ainsworth • Who is Mary Ainsworth and what did she study? • What was the name of her famous experiment? What did it involve? What were the findings? • Describe the different types of attachment (secure, avoidant, resistant, disoriented). Which one is best? • What is stranger anxiety? What age does it typically occur? • Name some strategies you could use to help children with stranger anxiety?
Koko’s Kitten • Briefly outline the story of Koko’s kitten. • What is the moral of the story with respect to HPW?
Attachment Cycles • Why do some children have attachment disorders? • Outline the healthy attachment cycle. What does a baby learn through heathy attachment? • Outline the unhealthy attachment cycle. What does a baby learn through unhealthy attachment?
Harry Harlow • Who is Harry Harlow? What did he use in his experiments? What did he study? • Which two options were subjects given during Harlow’s experiments? Which one did they prefer most? • What do Harlow’s studies show us relating to infant development?
John Bowlby • Who is John Bowlby and what was his major field of study? • Describe the premise and findings of his study. What is a feedback circuit? • What are the three stages of separation behaviour? Describe them. • How can you encourage parents to lessen the anxieties of their children’s fears of separation?
Nature-Nurture • What is the difference between nature and nurture? • What is one way that nature and nurture have been studied by psychologists? • How do twin studies contribute to the debate of nature-nurture. Which theory do they support? Explain. • Who is Genie? Why did they call her a “wild child”? Which side of the nature-nurture debate does her story support? Explain.
The Secret Life of the Brain • Explain Elizabeth’s situation at the start of the video. • Explain Elizabeth’s development by the end of the video. • When does the brain begin forming? • What are some of the long term effects of being born premature? • Explain Holly’s condition and development.
Early Childhood Development Theorists • Erik Erikson • Thomas and Chess • Sigmund Freud • Albert Bandura • Lawrence Kohlberg • Jean Piaget • Lev Vygotsky *What aspect of child development did they study? *What did they discover? (ie. What popular theory did they develop) *How does their theory relate to Living and Working with Children?