Problem Solving
Problem Solving QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Central themes of problem solving include task analysis, encoding, mental models, domain-general and domain-specific knowledge, and processes of change. Problem-solving processes are…
Intelligence
Intelligence QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD There are newer theories of intelligence that help us understand how people learn to think: Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences identifies eight kinds…
Physical Growth and Development
Physical Growth and Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Growth in height and weight is slower and steadier during middle childhood. Organ systems become more efficient and adult-like. There…
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Development QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Concrete thinkers are able to: Consider two or more pieces of information at one time, for example, height and width (decreasing centration)….
Play Behavior
Play Behavior QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD During early childhood, children engage their world symbolically. Pretend play is a major characteristic of this developmental period. Play is an activity…
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS PART IV For each of the following questions, choose the one best answer. 1. You are going down the stairs behind a little boy who is placing…
Gender Development II
Gender Development II QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD In Freud’s Oedipus complex, boys must separate from their mothers to achieve a satisfactory gender identity. Among the important influences on…
Gender Development I
Gender Development I QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD Children quickly discern differences between male and female. An acceptable sense of gender is a changing concept in a modern society….
Development of Self
Development of Self QUICK LOOK AT THE CHAPTER AHEAD The self is a complicated mixture of characteristics and abilities. William James identified the dichotomy between the “I” self and the…
