Child Development Principles and Theories
Insert Child Development Principles and Theories 31 Check Your Theory IQ Activity E Name Chapter 4 Date Period Read the following statements. Circle a T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false. F 1. Developmental theories provide insights into how children grow and learn. T 2. The theories provided by Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky can be useful decision-making tools. T F 3. Erikson proposed a theory of multiple intelligences. 4. According to Erikson, during the first eighteen months, children learn to trust or mistrust their environment.
T F 5. According to Erikson, children who are provided unrealistic goals and expectations can develop feelings of incompetence. F 6. Piaget believed that learning was not limited by stage or maturation. 7. As children receive new information, they are constantly creating, modifying, organizing, and reorganizing schemata. T F 8. During the sensorimotor stage, infants use all their senses to explore and learn. T 9. Piaget’s fourth stage, formal operations, occurs between seven and eleven years of age. (T F 10. Piaget and Vygotsky believed that children build knowledge through experiences. T F 11. Vygotsky believed children learn primarily through exploration with hands-on activities.
T 12. Vygotsky’s theory includes eight stages. F 13. Vygotsky believed that language is an important tool for thought and plays a key role in cognitive development. F 14. One of Vygotsky’s most important contributions was the zone of proximal development.
H 15. The term that Vygotsky used for providing assistance was private speech. T F 16. Howard Gardner’s theory has helped teachers rethink how they work with young children. F 17. Gardner believes intelligence is a result of complex interactions between children’s heredity and experiences.
T F 18. Gardner’s theory of intelligence emphasizes that there are two types of intelligence. T F 19. Musical intelligence involves the ability to recognize musical patterns. F 20. Logical-mathematical intelligence is the ability to use logic and reason to solve problems.
T F 21. Young children with verbal-linguistic intelligence learn best by talking, reading, and writing. T F 22. People with intrapersonal intelligence display excellent communication and social skills. T F 23. Naturalistic intelligence allows people to use their vision to develop mental images. T F 24. Children with naturalistic intelligence process knowledge through sensation. F 25. The brain affects all aspects of growth and development. Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. May not be reproduced or posted to a publicly accessible website.
