Child and Adolescent Development Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Child and Adolescent Development explores the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur from infancy through adolescence. The course examines key theories and research findings that explain how children develop and adapt within their families, schools, and communities. Students learn about the factors influencing growth, including genetics, environment, culture, and technology, as well as common developmental challenges and milestones. Emphasis is placed on understanding the implications for education and caregiving, with an eye toward fostering healthy development and well-being in diverse populations.
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The Development of Children and Adolescents 1st Edition by Penny Hauser Cram
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Chapter 1: Hauser-Cram
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Q1) "Organization," in the context of cognitive development,refers to A) the linking of one mental structure to another.
B) cleaning out one's childhood belongings and making room for adolescent collections.
C) a company that meets the needs of clients.
D) the agreement of one individual's concepts with those of another.
Answer: A
Q2) The dependent variable can be referred to as the
A) outcome variable.
B) criterion variable.
C) standard variable.
D) both A and B.
Answer: D
Q3) For change to be developmental,it must be
A) systematic, efficient, and orderly.
B) systematic, sustained, and organized.
C) successive, regular, and logical.
D) systematic, successive, and organized.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations of Child Development
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Q1) ______________ are the messengers that ferry across the synapse.
A) Chemicals
B) Neurotransmitters
C) Adrenaline
D) Reuptake processers
Answer: B
Q2) Why is the brain stem referred to as the "primitive brain"?
Answer: The brain stem is also known as the medulla and regulates survival functions,such as breathing,heart rate,and internal functions outside of conscious awareness.Injuries to this area are usually fatal.
Q3) The term used to describe genetic variability is
A) heritability estimates.
B) niche picking.
C) variability.
D) range of reaction.
Answer: A
Q4) Chromosomal abnormalities are caused by too many chromosomes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
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Q1) The brain sheds excess cells much like a gardener prunes trees and bushes and for similar reasons.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) During Sarah's pregnancy,her uterus has grown 20 times its normal size,and her heart has enlarged about 12%.Her doctor tells her that
A) she is being admitted to the hospital immediately.
B) she will have to have a Cesarean delivery
C) she has a cardiac condition.
D) she is not to worry; she is normal.
Answer: D
Q3) The easiest way to prevent FAS is
A) to drink alcohol in moderation.
B) to ask the doctor before drinking.
C) to not drink alcohol at all.
D) to only drink during the last trimester.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Birth and the Newborn
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Q1) The term analgesics refers to
A) medications that relieve pain and aid in relaxation during labor.
B) medications that block sensation.
C) medications that result in a loss of consciousness.
D) none of these.
Q2) The goal of childbirth education is to __________ women's confidence in their ability to give birth.
A) decrease
B) increase
C) ignore
D) diminish
Q3) A ________ is the delivery of the baby by surgically removing it from the uterus through an incision in the mother's abdomen.
A) natural delivery
B) Cesarean delivery
C) medical delivery
D) none of these
Q4) Assisted vaginal delivery is risk-free.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Physical Development and Health in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) Who is more likely to attain gross motor skills significantly later according to a research study?
A) John from the United States
B) Jon from England
C) Kip from Kenya
D) Tomoko from Japan
Q2) Much of the brain was mapped by Dr.Penfield,who operated on fully conscious subjects so that they could report their experience to him during the surgery.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which theory of motor development views infant motor skills as a complex system of interacting components?
A) maturational
B) dynamic
C) evolutionary
D) longitudinal
Q4) Childhood hunger and malnutrition are widespread in the United States.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) "Out of sight,out of mind" is another way to describe A) A not B error.
B) mental representations.
C) symbolic representation.
D) object permanence.
Q2) Before a memory can be made,it first has to be A) decoded.
B) encoded.
C) remembered.
D) attended.
Q3) Researchers can investigate babies' minds by how much they suck on a pacifier.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Intentional grasping and means-end behavior occur in which substage?
A) reflex
B) primary circular reaction
C) secondary circular reaction
D) tertiary circular reaction
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Q5) Discuss the three theories of language development.
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Chapter 7: Psychosocial Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) A child's experiences during the first year of life form his or her emotional foundation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which one of the dimensions of temperament describes how expressive a child is?
A) activity
B) sensory threshold
C) adaptability
D) intensity
Q3) During the Strange Situation,observers are most interested in A) the stranger.
B) how the stranger and baby interact.
C) How the mother and baby interact.
D) what the baby does when Mom returns.
Q4) According to the experts,you cannot spoil a baby.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List and discuss six "red flags" that may signal autism in a child.
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Q6) Discuss the similarities and difference in the upper and lower limbic systems and include primary emotions and self-conscious emotions.
Chapter 8: Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood
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Q1) "Sensitive Periods" occur more often during A) the school years.
B) preschool years.
C) toddlerhood.
D) infancy.
Q2) A food desert is
A) a food-sparse area in the sub-Saharan region.
B) a reward for eating healthy foods.
C) in poverty-stricken areas.
D) any area where residents have limited access to supermarkets that sell a variety of foods.
Q3) The best way to get a child to go to bed is
A) to offer bribes.
B) to give the child warm milk.
C) through threats.
D) through consistency and routines.
Q4) It is rare in this day and age for children to suffer from undernutrition.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Parents have a huge role in promoting early childhood literacy:
A)True
B)False
Q2) Information processing theorists compare the brain to a A) camera.
B) road map.
C) computer.
D) file cabinet.
Q3) Research indicates that bilingual children have better phonological awareness skills than monolingual children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Children show a readiness to shift to preoperational thinking when they understand A) object permanence.
B) secondary schemas.
C) A not B error.
D) deferred imitation.
Q5) Discuss how conservation of number impacts more complex math skills.
Q6) Discuss the characteristic that should exist in quality day care.
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Chapter 10: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Hostile Aggression is action
A) that harms another by damaging a relationship.
B) that harms another by injury or threats.
C) with intent to harm.
D) intended to gain an object or privilege without intent to harm.
Q2) Five-year-old Mason knows his brother is still a boy when he dresses as a girl for fun.Mason has
A) a secure brother.
B) gender identity.
C) gender constancy.
D) gender orientation.
Q3) 3-year-old Bobby puts his fingers in his ears when he hears loud sounds.He is demonstrating A) scaffolding.
B) empathy.
C) emotional regulation.
D) a hearing problem.
Q4) Empathy can be seen in the brain with neuroimaging.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood
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Q1) The younger the child when diagnosed and treated for diseases such as diabetes and acute lymphoblastic leukemia,the _______________ .
A) better off they are
B) more long-lasting the effects
C) fewer problems they have in school.
D) more treatment they get
Q2) Phenotype is dependent on __________.
A) genotype
B) environment
C) availability of nutrition
D) genetics and environment
Q3) One reason school health is so important is to ______________.
A) promote a healthier community and nation.
B) keep children in school
C) educate children about germs and disease.
D) All of the Above
Q4) Neural pruning continues in middle childhood.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss at least three reasons childhood obesity is increasing in America.
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Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Identify the subtypes) of ADHD.
A) predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
B) predominantly inattentive
C) combined hyperactivity-impulsive and inattentive
D) All of these
Q2) Memories that are personal or one's own are called
A) autobiographical memories.
B) nonautobiographical memories.
C) episodic memories.
D) nonautobiographical episodic memories.
Q3) A child's vocabulary improves through A) conversations with friends.
B) instruction in an educational setting.
C) reading.
D) All of these.
Q4) ADHD affects _____ of school-age children.
A) 1-3%
B) 3-5%
C) 4-7%
D) 7-10%
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Chapter 13: Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Explain how the Social Information Processing Model could help children who are having
Q2) If you are busy,active,diligent,and absorbed,Erikson would say you are
A) autonomous
B) industrious
C) tired
D) generative
Q3) Social comparison can impact self-esteem.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Children who are well liked by peers because they are kind and fun to be with are described as having ______________.
A) popularity-by-decency
B) popularity-by-dominance
C) popularity-by-demand
D) popularity-by-democracy
Q5) Friendships become more egotistical during middle childhood.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Physical Development and Health in Adolescence
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Q1) Maturation of the reproductive organs is known as ___________.
A) puberty
B) adolescence
C) primary sexual characteristics
D) secondary sexual characteristics
Q2) The poor diets of American teens ______________.
A) should not be of concern because they will change with adulthood
B) can cause serious health problems in adolescence that will last into adulthood
C) may lead to legislation promoting supersizing
D) reflect the need for changes in parenting practices
Q3) PMS is a psychological construct,and symptoms only occur in girls who think they will get it.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Drivers ages 16 to 19 are 4 times more likely than older drivers to be in a car accident.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the role of parents in managing a teen's diabetes.
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Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Doug works hard in school so that his friends won't think he is stupid.His goal is
A)mastery
B)performance approach
C)performance avoidance
D)self-centered
Q2) Keith does not believe that bad things will happen to him.He thinks it is wrong for others to drink and drive but is okay for him because he is special and will not wreck.This is called ___________.
A)imaginary audience
B)personal fable
C)egocentrism
D)logical necessity
Q3) For a teen,the ability to engage in deliberative decision making is linked to __________.
A)good emotional regulation
B)taking time to learn from parents
C)peer pressure
D)alcohol
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Chapter 16: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
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Q1) The prefrontal cortex reaches full maturity during adolescence.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the text,which of the following can be a milestone for sexual minorities?
A) awareness of sexual orientation
B) sexual contact with a member of same sex
C) public disclosure of sexual orientation
D) All of these
Q3) Adam is a 17-year-old white male.When asked how his view of race influences his perception of people he interacts with on a daily basis,he responded: "I don't notice what race a person is." According to Helms's model,what phase and classification is Adam demonstrating?
A) Phase 1, Contact
B) Phase 1, Pseudo-Independence
C) Phase 2, Contact
D) Phase 2, Pseudo-Independence
Q4) What is the immigrant paradox,and how does it affect first-,second-,and third-generation immigrants,and why?
Q5) Identify the gender differences in friendships.
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