ASWB bachelors exam- Unit 1 Human Development, Diversity, & Behavior in the Environment Questions with Complete Solutions Typical and Atypical Physical Growth and Development - Correct Answers ✅Human growth, development, and learning become progressively complex over time and are influenced through a variety of experiences and interactions.Each developmental stage has distinctive characteristics; however each builds from the experiences of earlier stages.The domains of development are integrated in within the child, so when one area is affected, other areas are also affected. Because growth and development are generally predictable, social workers should know the milestones of healthy development and signs of te [poteital delay or disability.Typical and Atypical Cognitive Growth - Correct Answers ✅Cognitive development focuses on development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of brain development.-Jean Piaget was a developmental psychologist best known for his theory of cognitive development.-Piaget's theory holds that children learn through interaction with the environment and others.-A major controversy in cognitive development has been "nature and nurture" (whether cog dev is mainly determined by a client's innate qualities (nature), or by his or her personal experiences (nurture). 1 / 3
ASWB bachelors exam- Unit 1 Human Development, Diversity, & Behavior in the Environment Questions with Complete Solutions Piaget's Cognitive Development Stages - Correct Answers ✅1. Sensorimotor (0-2 years)
- Preoperational (2-7 years)
- Concrete Operations (7-11 years)
- Formal Operations (11 through maturity)
- Sensorimotor (0-2 years) - Correct Answers ✅-retains
- Preoperational (2-7 years) - Correct Answers ✅-progress
image of objects -develops primitive logic in manipulating objects -begin intentional actions -play is imitative -signals meaning-infant invests meaning in event (babysitter arrives means mother is leaving) -symbol meaning (language) begins in last part of stage
from concrete to abstract thinking -can comprehend past, present, and future -night terrors -acquires words and symbols -magical thinking -thinking is not generalized 2 / 3
ASWB bachelors exam- Unit 1 Human Development, Diversity, & Behavior in the Environment Questions with Complete Solutions -thinking is concrete, irreviersible, and egocentric -cannot see another point of view -thinking is centered on one detail or event -imaginary friends may emerge during this stage (which is completely normal)
- Concrete Operations (7-11 years) - Correct Answers ✅-
- Formal Operations (11 through maturity) - Correct
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beginnings of abstract thought -plays games with rules -cause and effect relationship understood -logical implications are understood -thinking is independent of experience -thinking is reversible -rules of logic are developed
Answers ✅-higher level of abstraction -planning for future -thinks hypothetically -assumes adult roles and responsibilities