Questions from Infants and Children

Q: How do the caregiving experiences of securely attached infants promote emotional self

How do the caregiving experiences of securely attached infants promote emotional self-regulation?

Q: How are experiences that best support pre-schoolers’ gross-motor

How are experiences that best support pre-schoolers’ gross-motor development consistent with experience-expectant brain growth of the early years?

Q: Cite evidence on the development of pre-schoolers’ executive function,

Cite evidence on the development of pre-schoolers’ executive function, memory, theory of mind, and literacy and mathematical understanding that is consistent with Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory

Q: What must parents do to foster conscience development in fearless, impulsive

What must parents do to foster conscience development in fearless, impulsive children? How does this illustrate the concept of goodness of fit?

Q: On Saturdays, 10-year-old Darnell gathers with friends

On Saturdays, 10-year-old Darnell gathers with friends on the driveway of his house to play basketball. Besides improved ball skills, what else is he learning?

Q: Explain how dynamic assessment is consistent with Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development

Explain how dynamic assessment is consistent with Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development and with scaffolding.

Q: Describe similarities in development of self-concept, attitudes toward racial

Describe similarities in development of self-concept, attitudes toward racial and ethnic minorities, and gender-stereotyped beliefs in middle childhood.

Q: Explain how advances in perspective taking contribute to school-age children’s

Explain how advances in perspective taking contribute to school-age children’s improved ability to draw and use maps.

Q: Explain how each recent theoretical perspective regards children as active contributors to

Explain how each recent theoretical perspective regards children as active contributors to their own development.

Q: Bianca’s parents are accomplished musicians. At age 4, Bianca began

Bianca’s parents are accomplished musicians. At age 4, Bianca began taking piano lessons. By age 10, she was accompanying the school choir. At age 14, she asked to attend a special music high school....