Eled 3120 Exam 1

Front 1

According to Rousseau boys and girls should

Back 1

follow the natural plan appropriate for their respective sex.

Front 2

Rene Spitz found that which of the following was most affected by institutionalization?

Back 2

social development

Front 3

According to Skinner, the discriminative stimulus

Back 3

provides information about a context in which some behaviors will be reinforced and others not reinforced.

Front 4

At the supermarket checkout, a toddler throws a temper tantrum over a candy bar. When his mother finally gives in and gives the child the candy bar, she stops her tantrum. According to Skinner, the toddler is administering _______ to the mother, while the mother is administering _______ to the toddler.

Back 4

negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement

Front 5

Which of the following statements is true of the discipline called "child development?"

Back 5

It is the scientific study of the patterns of growth, change, and stability that occur from conception through adolescence

Front 6

Mr. Zander gives students a few Smarties every time they act appropriately during the school assemblies. The Smarties are a form of _____, a stimulus that increases the likelihood that the preceding behavior will be repeated.

Back 6

reinforcement

Front 7

The most basic level of the nervous system is the individual cells, known as

Back 7

neurons

Front 8

what is an example of a fine motor skill?

Back 8

drawing

Front 9

Child Development

Back 9

the scientific study of the patterns of growth,change, and stability that occur from conception through adolescence.

Front 10

cohort

Back 10

a group of people born around the same time in the same place