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8 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 8
Self-Regulation
Intrinsic developmental mechanisms are so strong that an organism can, to a considerable
degree, regulate its own development (i.e. babies regulating cycles of feeding, sleep,
wakefulness)
Because of intrinsic self-regulating processes, children sometimes resist efforts to teach
them new things
Gesell believed that each individual temperament and growth styles makes different
demands on the culture, and the culture should try to adjust to each child's uniqueness
Culture should do most of the adjusting
We rarely achieve perfect balance or symmetry as we develop
A degree of asymmetry is highly functional and we are often most effectives when we
confront the world from an angle (favoring one eye, one hand, etc.)
The process by which development is governed by intrinsic factors - principally the genes,
which are chemical substances within the nucleus of each cell
Governs the growth of the entire personality
, Term 2 of 8
Gesell's Philosophy of Child Rearing
Should begin with a recognition of the implicit wisdom of Maturational Laws
Determine the sequence, timing, and forms of emerging action patterns
Determine the sequence, timing, and forms of emerging action patterns
A child's growth/development is influenced by two major forces:
1. environment
2. genes
maturation always unfolds in fixed sequences - order directed by a genetic sequence
rate of maturation varies
Term 3 of 8
Gesell's Maturational Theory
A child's growth/development is influenced by two major forces:
1. Environment
2. Genes
Maturation always unfolds in fixed sequences - order directed by a genetic sequence
Rate of maturation varies
Should begin with a recognition of the implicit wisdom of Maturational Laws
The development process by which two tendencies gradually reach an effective
organization; characterizes the growth of personality
Balance the dualities of our natures (temporarily lose equilibrium, then gain it back)
We rarely achieve perfect balance or symmetry as we develop
A degree of asymmetry is highly functional and we are often most effectives when we
confront the world from an angle (favoring one eye, one hand, etc.)
8 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 8
Self-Regulation
Intrinsic developmental mechanisms are so strong that an organism can, to a considerable
degree, regulate its own development (i.e. babies regulating cycles of feeding, sleep,
wakefulness)
Because of intrinsic self-regulating processes, children sometimes resist efforts to teach
them new things
Gesell believed that each individual temperament and growth styles makes different
demands on the culture, and the culture should try to adjust to each child's uniqueness
Culture should do most of the adjusting
We rarely achieve perfect balance or symmetry as we develop
A degree of asymmetry is highly functional and we are often most effectives when we
confront the world from an angle (favoring one eye, one hand, etc.)
The process by which development is governed by intrinsic factors - principally the genes,
which are chemical substances within the nucleus of each cell
Governs the growth of the entire personality
, Term 2 of 8
Gesell's Philosophy of Child Rearing
Should begin with a recognition of the implicit wisdom of Maturational Laws
Determine the sequence, timing, and forms of emerging action patterns
Determine the sequence, timing, and forms of emerging action patterns
A child's growth/development is influenced by two major forces:
1. environment
2. genes
maturation always unfolds in fixed sequences - order directed by a genetic sequence
rate of maturation varies
Term 3 of 8
Gesell's Maturational Theory
A child's growth/development is influenced by two major forces:
1. Environment
2. Genes
Maturation always unfolds in fixed sequences - order directed by a genetic sequence
Rate of maturation varies
Should begin with a recognition of the implicit wisdom of Maturational Laws
The development process by which two tendencies gradually reach an effective
organization; characterizes the growth of personality
Balance the dualities of our natures (temporarily lose equilibrium, then gain it back)
We rarely achieve perfect balance or symmetry as we develop
A degree of asymmetry is highly functional and we are often most effectives when we
confront the world from an angle (favoring one eye, one hand, etc.)
