Monday, January 28, 2013

Child Psych- Ch. 7 Test Objectives pgs 166-188

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1.     Define the  (1)behaviorist approach.

2.     Explain how children learn according to classical conditioning.  Be sure to identify the US, UR, NS, CS, CR.

3.  How do children learn according to operant conditioning?

4.     Identify the setup  and results of the Rovee-Collier mobile experiment. Identify the memory retention time and ages of infants. At what age can children generalize?

5.     What is the goal of the (2)psychometric approach

6.  How is the psychometric approach linked to IQ?

7.     Provide details about the purpose of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development test.

8.  Explain the set-up of the HOME test. What aspects of the environment are evaluated.

9.  How is passive genotype-environment correlation linked to the HOME test?

10. Define early intervention. Identify the set-up and results of Project CARE and the Abecedarian Project.

11. Identify aspects of the most effective early intervention programs (#1-5)

12. Define schemes.

13. Identify aspects of the (3) Piagetian approach - study the chart!!

14. Define circular reactions.

15. Define sensorimotor stage.

16. Understand the progression of MENTAL abilities in the 6 substages. 

17. Define representational ability.

18. Explain the abilities learned by the 6th substage.

19.  Explain the progression of object permanence in the sensorimotor stage.

20.  SKIP bottom of pg. 177 to the top of pg 178

21.  SKIP pg. 179 to the top of pg. 180

22. Identify abilities that Piaget underestimated- Imitation, Categorization, Obj Permanence.  Know ages of Piaget vs newer research
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23. Define the (4) information-processing approach.  Explain habituation and dishabituation. How are they measured, and how are they linked to infant cognitive development?

24. How does visual recognition memory link to the information-processing approach?

25. What do studies of habituation and novelty preference suggest about representational ability?

26. How is the info-processing approach linked to future intelligence?

27. Explain the set-up and results of the violation of expectations experiment.

28. What is the focus of the (5) cognitive neuroscience approach?

29. Define explicit, implicit, working memory.

30. What parts of the brain are responsible for short/long-term memories?

31. Understand the significance of the role of the environment on shaping the brain's memory structures.

32. What is the focus of the (6) social-contextual approach?

33. Define guided participation and provide an example. How does culture influence guided participation.

34.  According to Annette Lareau's research, identify the differences between the parenting styles of  concerted cultivation and achievement of natural growth.

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