MTTC 106 Vocab Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Theory of Cognitive Development - Answer-children learn through actively constructing
knowledge through hands-on experience; cognitive development goes through 4
stages: sensorimotor, pre operational, concrete, and formal
Erikson's Psychosocial Development - Answer-trust vs mistrust (birth - 18 months)
autonomy vs shame/doubt (18 mths - 3 yrs)
initiative vs guilt (3 - 5 yrs)
industry vs inferiority (6 - 11 yrs)
identity vs confusion (12 - 18 yrs)
Tiers of RTI - Answer-Tier 1: students who have been identifies as at-risk receive
additional, target instruction for several weeks
Tier 2: students who have not responded sufficiently to Tier 1 interventions receive
more intensive, longer-lasting interventions
Tier 3: students who have not responded sufficiently to Tier 2 interventions receive still
more intensive, individualized interventions
Alphabetic Principle - Answer-an understanding that letters and letter patterns represent
the sounds of spoken words.
phonological awareness - Answer-knowledge of sounds and syllables and of the sound
structure of words
orthography - Answer-the conventional spelling system of a language
Phonics - Answer-the study of the sounds of the letters of the alphabet
inductive vs. deductive reasoning - Answer-inductive reasoning- reasoning from the
specific to the general, forming concepts about all members of a category based on
some members.
deductive reasoning- reasoning from the general to the specific.
cephalocaudal principle - Answer-Development from top to bottom
proximodistal principle - Answer-Development from in to out
orthogenetic principle - Answer-Development from simple to complex
, primary circular reactions - Answer-repeats reflexes for a purpose (1-4 months)
Coordination of tertiary circular reactions - Answer-develops imagination & pretend play
(18-24 months)
Gesell Developmental Schedules - Answer-Normed assessments in the areas of motor,
language, adaptive, and personal-social development
Observational
Measures developmental progress from 4 weeks to 5 years old
Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence - Answer-Evaluates an infant's ability to process
information through visual perception
Up to 12 months old
Can predict future IQ
Bayley Scales of Infant Development - Answer-The best-known and most widely used
test of infant "intelligence"
Uses toys
Assesses behavior, mental abilities, motor skills
One month to 3.6 years
Mullen Scales of Early Learning - Answer-Birth to 5.8 years
Assesses gross motor, fine motor, visual reception, expressive and receptive language
Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale - Answer-Assesses mental development
3 months to 30 months
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale - Answer-does not assess infant intellegence
stranger danger - Answer-Starts at 3 months old. Stranger anxiety is greatest 7 - 9
months, Separation anxiety peaks in toddlerhood
React to name - Answer-8 months old
temperaments - Answer-easy/flexible
active/fiesty
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