Developmental Psychology Questions
Explore questions in the Developmental Psychology category that you can ask Spark.E!
When toddlers apply grammatical rules even to words that are an exception to the rule, such as "mouses" for mice and "foots" for feet, they are using ____________.
Recent studies have shown that American fathers spend _______ of time that mother do in caring for their young children.
What percentage of 5-year-olds have an occasional accident during toilet training, usually at night.
The capacity of toddlers to think about themselves as they would about other persons and objects is __________.
Mary Ainsworth is best known for her research on attachment and her use of ______________.
Your neighbor's daughter Bindi, who just turned 2, used to yell "doggie whenever you walked with your golden retriever. Now when she sees you, she yells "doggie walk!" According to linguists, what type of speech production has Bindi begun to use?
During toddlerhood, what is a good predictor of verbal intelligence?
Vygotsky's view of cognitive development is very different from Piaget's view of cognitive development in that Vygotsky's emphasizes ___________.
Why do infants from developing countries lag behind in their growth compared to infants from developed countries?
Studies have shown that better deferred imitation among toddlers than among infants may be due principally to advances in the maturity of the brain. Specifically, the ____________ is still in a highly immature state of development during infancy but matures substantially during toddlerhood.
About what percentage of 2-4-year-olds in the United States have their own tablets?
________ is specialized for language production, whereas _________ is specialized for language comprehension.
__________ is a disease caused by protein deficiency; it lowers the effectiveness of the immune system, making toddlers more vulnerable to disease and, over time, can lead to coma and death.
Piaget's first stage of cognitive development is the ________ stage.
Two possible reasons why toddlers have an increased frequency of waking at night are ____________.
In Kenya, Makena, who is 2 years old, is learning to control her elimination. Who is probably guiding her in this process?
What kind of play involves talking to each other , smiling, and giving and receiving toys?
Your neighbor's 14-month-old toddler says things like "cup!" when he means that he would like a cup of milk. Your neighbor thinks that his toddler is very lazy. What is happening? The toddler is __________.
What is the difference in the number of neurons in the human brain at age 2 compared to the number of neurons at birth?
What have critics suggested regarding Piaget's understanding of children's early abilities?