Child Development Final Exam Quiz

Child Development Final Exam Quiz Questions and Answers Which one of the following statements reflects what developmentalists mean by the term maturation? - Correct Answers ✅A. Changes related specifically to children's physical development

• Changes related specifically to children's emotional

development

• Changes that reflect increasingly appropriate social

behavior

• Developmental changes that are controlled largely by

heredity D

A sensitive period in development can best be described as: -

Correct Answers ✅A. An approach to teaching or parenting that takes a child's developmental level into account

• A stage of development in which children display

unpredictable (and often inappropriate) emotional responses

• An age range during which environmental conditions are

most likely to have an effect on a particular aspect of a child's development

• A period during children's cognitive development in which

they are highly distractible and so are frequently off task in the classroom

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Child Development Final Exam Quiz Questions and Answers

The concept of universality in development refers to: -

Correct Answers ✅A. Developmental progressions shared by virtually all human beings

• Developmental progressions that differ from one individual

to another

• A feeling of "oneness" with the earth that many children

have in early childhood

• Differences among children that can be traced to a

particular historical era or to unique cultural events A Which one of the following best illustrates a qualitative (rather than quantitative) change in development? - Correct Answers ✅A. Between ages 11 and 13, Bunny grew 4 inches taller and gained 15 pounds.

• After attending last night's concert, Penny changed her

mind about who her favorite band is.

• Micha used to be puzzled by statements such as "Look

before you leap" but now understands their underlying meanings.

• Mason has a much larger vocabulary than he did last year.

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Child Development Final Exam Quiz Questions and Answers Dr. Penrose is studying the reflexes that infants exhibit at or shortly after birth. He speculates about the ways in which these reflexes might be, or perhaps were at one time, important for infants' survival. Dr. Penrose's approach illustrates which one of the following theoretical perspectives? - Correct Answers ✅A. Biological

• Behaviorist
• Sociocultural
• Developmental systems

A If we take a developmental systems approach in looking at the effects of formal education on children's development, we must conclude that the quality of children's classroom

experiences is influenced: - Correct Answers ✅A. Primarily

by what teachers do in the classroom

• Primarily by how children think about classroom material
• Both by classroom events and by what children themselves

do

• Largely by things that have happened to children in the

past

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Child Development Final Exam Quiz Questions and Answers Three of the following statements describe ethical practices in developmental research. Which one does not? - Correct Answers ✅A. Children participate in studies voluntarily, and only with their parents' consent.

• Researchers put the welfare of participants ahead of any

desire to learn new information about child development.

• Researchers can publish data about specific participants in

local newspapers if the descriptions are flattering ones.

• Researchers inform participants' families about the results

and conclusions of their research.C Dr. Kim has noticed that many 4-year-olds are very kind and caring toward their younger siblings. She wants to find out if 4-year-olds who are especially kind at home are equally kind and caring with their preschool classmates. Which data collection technique would be most useful for this purpose? - Correct Answers ✅A. Interviews

• A paper-pencil test
• One or more physiological measures
• Observation

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