Handbook of Informatics for Nurses & Healthcare Professionals, 6th edition By Toni L. Hebda
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Chapter 1 The Science of Child Development CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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MODULE SUPPLEMENTS Module 1.1: SETTING THE STAGE
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Learning Objectives Key Terms Classroom Activities Films/Videos/DVDs Module 1.2: FOUNDATIONAL THEORIES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
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Learning Objectives Key Terms Classroom Activities Films/Videos/DVDs Module 1.3: THEMES IN CHILD-DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
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Learning Objectives Key Terms Classroom Activities Films/Videos/DVDs Module 1.4: DOING CHILD-DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
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Learning Objectives Key Terms Classroom Activities Films/Videos/DVDs INTERNET RESOURCES
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CASE STUDIES
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HANDOUTS
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ANSWER KEY
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TEST YOURSELF
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CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW I.
Module 1.1: Setting the Stage i.
Historical Views of Children and Childhood 1.
Plato
2.
Aristotle
3.
John Locke a)
ii.
Tabula Rasa
4.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
5.
Nature vs. Nurture debate
Origins of a New Science 1.
Industrial Revolution
2.
Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution a)
Baby Biographies
3.
G. Stanley Hall
4.
Alfred Binet
5.
Sigmund Freud
6.
John B. Watson
7.
James Mark Baldwin and the Psychology Department of the University of Toronto
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Foundation of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
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Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
10. Changes during the war years 11. Increased profile for female psychologists a)
Applied Developmental Science
II. Module 1.2: Foundational Theories of Child Development a.
Theory
b.
The Biological Perspective i.
Maturational Theory 1.
ii.
Arnold Gesell
Ethological Theory 1.
Konrad Lorenz a)
Critical Period 2 .
b) Imprinting c.
The Psychodynamic Perspective i.
Psychodynamic Theory 1.
Sigmund Freud a)
Id
b) Ego c) 2. ii.
Psychosexual stages
Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory 1.
Erik Erikson a)
d.
Superego
Psychosocial Theory
The Learning Perspective i.
Early Learning Theories 1.
Classical Conditioning a)
Ivan Pavlov
b) Watson and “Little Albert” 2.
Operant Conditioning a)
ii.
B.F. Skinner i.
Reinforcement
ii.
Punishment
3.
Observational Learning
4.
Imitation
Social Cognitive Theory 1.
Albert Bandura (originally from Alberta, Canada) a)
Social Cognitive Theory of Learning
b) Self-efficacy e.
The Cognitive Developmental Perspective i.
f.
Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
The Contextual Perspective i.
Culture
ii.
Vygotsky’s Theory of Contextual Development 3 .
1.
Lev Vygotsky
iii. Bronfenbrenner’s Theory of Ecological Systems 1.
Ecological Systems Theory
2.
Microsystem
3.
Mesosystem
4.
Exosystem
5.
Macrosystem
6.
Chronosystem
7.
Example of systemic impact on Indigenous Peoples of Canada
iv. The Big Picture v.
Summary Table—Characteristics of Developmental Perspectives
III. Module 1.3: Themes in Child-Development Research i.
Continuity of Development 1.
ii.
Continuity-versus-Discontinuity Issue
Impact of Nature and Nurture 2.
Nature-Nurture Issue
iii. The Active Child 3.
Active-Passive Child Issue
iv. Links Between Different Domains of Development 1.
Continuity
2.
Nature and Nurture
3.
Active Children
4.
Connections
IV. Module 1.4: Doing Child-Development Research a.
Measurement in Child-Development Research i.
Systematic Observation 1.
Naturalistic Observation a) Variables b) Nominal scale c)
Checklist
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