Behavior Management in Children Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course explores the principles and practices of behavior management in children, emphasizing strategies for promoting positive behaviors and addressing challenging conduct in various settings, including homes, schools, and clinical environments. Students will examine foundational theories of child development and behavior, learn to identify the factors influencing behavioral issues, and develop skills in implementing evidence-based interventions such as reinforcement, modeling, and functional behavior assessment. Practical applications, ethical considerations, and collaboration with families and other professionals are also discussed to prepare students for effective, compassionate work with children displaying behavioral challenges.
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Positive Child Guidance 8th Edition by
Darla Ferris Miller
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Chapter 1: Why Guidance Matters
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Q1) _________________begins early for today's parents and children. Answer: Stress
Q2) Developmentally appropriate practice does not include
A)learning about the social and cultural context in which children live.
B)teaching methods and strategies remaining the same for all ages and stages ofdevelopment.
C)assessment of children's learning.
D)awareness that children are able to reach the challenges presented to them.
Answer: B
Q3) Give examples of some of the characteristics of an environment that does not adhereto DAP protocol; be specific.
Answer: Examples include: not culturally sensitive; fails to include families; materials,equipment, and activities do not match the developmental needs of the children; is notaccessible to children with different abilities.
Q4) The purpose of positive child guidance is to provide an external control over eachchild's thoughts and actions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives and Guidance Theories
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Q1) Maturationists see the development of proper behavior as an adult-directed process.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) By the early 1900s, momentum had begun to build promoting the ____________________ studyof the development of children and the dissemination of pertinent information to parents.
Answer: scientific
Q3) How did the writings of Rousseau toward the end of the 18th century reflect a change in existingcultural perceptions of childhood?
Answer: Rousseau argued that rather than being inherently evil creatures who must have sin beaten out ofthem, children were born good and innocent.He believed that the harsh discipline techniques ofthat day, which were intended to provide the child salvation from original sin, tainted the childrather than provided healthy, normal growth.
Q4) Behaviorists believe that behavior and learning result from ____________________ forces such as reinforcement.
Answer: external
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Chapter 3: Understanding Childrens Behavior
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Q1) In ____________________ conditioning, hungry toddlers learn to repeat whatever behaviorhas frequently resulted in their getting fed.
Answer: operant
Q2) When preschoolers pretend, they mentally let one object stand as a(n)____________________ for another.
Answer: symbol; representation
Q3) Children have individual patterns and rates of development.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Red flags indicating the possibility of developmental problems include all of thefollowing except A)delays in motor skill development.
B)excessive aggression.
C)severe withdrawal.
D)extreme curiosity.
E)language delays.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: How to Observe Children
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Q1) To interpret what has been observed, knowledge of child development in general as well as of theunique development of an individual child is necessary.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are anecdotal records?
Q3) Inferring meaning is the process of
A)communicating ideas verbally.
B)taking in sensory stimuli by seeing, feeling, touching, tasting, and smelling.
C)the act of drawing conclusions from evidence perceived.
D)expressing one's own opinion.
E)all of these.
Q4) An objective observation is a(n)
A)awareness gained by directly using one's senses to notice or understand.
B)carefully determined judgment that is free of prejudice.
C)conscious effort to interpret external stimuli.
D)all of these.
Q5) Adults who care for young children primarily need to observe to find out the "what, when, where,and why" of children's problem ____________________.
Q6) Give three examples of adult bias.
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Chapter 5: Serving Culturally Diverse Children and Families
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Q1) When we accept responsibility for the care and education of a baby or a child, weaccept the ethical responsibility to look beyond that child's disability, race, religion, and countryof origin to see a precious creation, full of hope and wonder.
A)True
B)False
Q2) By learning about the cultural experiences and expectations of a child's family,you can take the first important steps toward open ____________________ with the child'sparents.
Q3) What is our ethical responsibility?
Q4) ____________________ socially interacting humans have culture.
Q5) Vivian Paley's class rule is, "You can't say you can't play."
A)True
B)False
Q6) How does culture affect a person's learning approach?
Q7) What can parents and teachers do to help children resist bias?
Q8) Body language can mean ____________________ things in different cultures.
Q9) Multicultural education is not a subject area, but ever-present thread woventhroughout all____________________.
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Q10) How can you enact an antibias curriculum?
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Chapter 6: Understanding Children With Ability Differences
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Q1) Children with disabilities especially need developmentally appropriate practice because DAPprovides
A)a calm, peaceful, and orderlyenvironment.
B)clear, simple statements of desiredoutcomes.
C)positive, assertive guidance.
D)all of these.
Q2) In TV and movies, "heroes" are usually attractive and "villains" are usually unattractive.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Children with ability differences sometimes behave ____________________ and needconsequences.
Q4) Children with ability differences often need special accommodations to help them interact, learn,and play as naturally as possible with their typically developing peers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Children are bombarded every day with messages from the television, radio, magazines, moviesand other public images indicating that it's not okay to be____________________.
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Chapter 7: Designing Developmentally Appropriate
Environments Inside and Out
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Q1) Competition can establish patterns of greediness and lack of regard for the feelings of others.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The development of ____________________ makes it possible to put oneself into another'sshoes, to feel what that person feels, and to have insight into his or her thoughts and actions.
Q3) How does a nurturing adult respond to aggression?
A)Spank the aggressor.
B)Stop the aggression immediately.
C)Solve the children's problems for them.
D)Put the aggressor in time out.
E)All of these are correct.
Q4) Furniture and equipment break the floor space into clearly defined learning centers to discouragerunning, to encourage focused attention on learning materials, and to allow easy supervision.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Describe the characteristics of a nurturing adult.
Q6) How can we expand or change a child's consistent, predictable routines?
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Chapter 8: Building Relationships Through Positive Communication
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Q1) Emotions prepare us to hold crucial conversations that are effective.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The complexity of words and sentences must always be adjusted to the level of maturity of the listener.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When communicating, it is important that we avoid the communication pitfalls that inhibit dialogue and alienate children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Crucial conversations
A)should make people feel uncomfortable.
B)are about easy issues.
C)give us an effective tool for conflict resolution.
D)all of these.
Q5) Children, and adults as well, will close off communication that is incomprehensible, ____________________, vague, or rude, just as they would tune out a radio with unpleasant static.
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Chapter 9: Fundamental Causes of Positive and Negative Behavior
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Q1) ____________________ definitions of misbehavior focus on the ability level, motives, and long-term well-being of the child.
Q2) Give an example of a storytime learning activity that could be used to help five-year-olds develop moral reasoning ability.
Q3) When a child has internalized the standards of adult role models, he or she has moral affect.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When children evidence a compulsive and chronic pattern of very inappropriate or self-destructive behavior, the behavior can be termed functional.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The stage is set for rebellion when a situation exists in which a child cannot live up to adult expectations.
A)True
B)False
Q6) No matter how old or young, we all risk losing control when we hit a certain level of ____________________ and stress.
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Chapter 10: Effective Guidance Interventions
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Q1) When adults must stop an unacceptable behavior, they should proceed as _____________________ as necessary, but as ____________________ as possible.
Q2) Is it important for adults to maintain and express confidence that behavior problems will be resolved? Why or why not?
Q3) Which of the following adult characteristics would be most useful in helping children learn to trust authority figures?
A)Permissive and lenient
B)Coercive and firm
C)Consistent and fair
D)Authoritarian and strict
E)All of these
Q4) Infants and toddlers in child care need a calm, consistent ____________________ for separating from parents in the morning.
Q5) Adults should remember to clarify their ____________________ for preschoolers by describing the desired behavior in simple, positive, concrete terms.
Q6) How can adults teach children to anticipate potential consequences of their actions? Give an example.
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Chapter 11: Mistaken Goals, Motivation, and Mindfulness
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Q1) Children who are insecure in their sense of belonging
A)should be given sincere affection and encouragement.
B)lack maturity and coping skills.
C)need to be pushed into social activities.
D)should not be placed in child care settings.
E)none of these.
Q2) The severely withdrawn child may avoid ____________________ contact, refuse to talk or play, and stay apart from others most of the time.
Q3) Authentic self-esteem activities involve
A)valuing the child.
B)giving the child sincere recognition.
C)treating the child with respect every day.
D)listening to the child.
E)11of these
Q4) Self-esteem has been identified as a characteristic that seems closely tied to A)school success.
B)social isolation.
C)punishment.
D)emotionally unstable children.
E)one of these
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