Child Development Final Test
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Course Introduction
Child Development explores the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth of children from conception through adolescence. The course examines major theories of development, genetic and environmental influences, stages of language acquisition, learning processes, and the role of family and culture. Students will learn to observe, assess, and support children's development, gaining insights into milestones and variations in growth, as well as factors that affect well-being. The course also addresses contemporary issues such as technology, diversity, and policy impacts on child development.
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Child Family and Community Family Centered Early Care and Education 7th Edition by Janet Gonzalez
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Chapter 1: The Child in Context of Family and Community
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Q1) Which of the following basic needs must be met in order for children to grow and learn?
A) Love, toys, food, friends
B) Air, food, rest, family
C) Family, friends, water, playtime
D) Air, food, water, rest
Answer: D
Q2) According to Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, growth only occurs when
A) A child's basic needs are met
B) Children have friends that invite them over to play
C) Social relationships don't exist
D) Parents and teachers put intellectual gains first
Answer: A
Q3) The whole child concept includes
A) The intellectual ability of the child
B) The social ability of the child
C) The intellectual and social ability of the child
D) The mind, body, feelings woven together
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Supporting Families Around Issues of
Attachment and Trust
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Q1) What are the positive aspects of a healthy attachment?
Answer: Positive aspects of a healthy attachment include:
-The development of a significant relationship
-The foundation for later intellectual development -a basis for future trusting relationships
-The release of hormones called neurotransmitters, which lead to a sense of well being -a sense of security, trust in The world
Q2) Which of the following is not a sign of infant attachment?
A) An infant showing distress when someone unfamiliar is present
B) An infant beginning to act differently around the primary caregiver
C) An infant protesting when being separated from the primary caregiver
D) An infant wanting to hold his or her own bottle
Answer: D
Q3) A healthy attachment leads to all of the followingwhich?
A) The production of neurotransmitters
B) The development of brain pathways that lead to mental growth
C) A sense of security
D) An emotional dependency
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Supporting Families With Autonomy-Seeking Youngsters
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Q1) Which of the following adult statements supports a child in Erikson's stage of autonomy?
A) "You don't say no to me."
B) "You need to share and be nice."
C) "How would you feel if she bit you back?"
D) "You really don't want to do what I asked you to."
Answer: D
Q2) It is not developmentally appropriate to force toddlers to share because
A) Toddlers do not need to learn how to be nice yet
B) Toddlers do not have a firm sense of possession
C) Toddlers don't care about material things
D) Toddlers are likely to get mad and bite
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is an example of a transition object?
A) Soothing music from the teacher
B) A book from the library
C) A sensory toy from the child care facility
D) A stuffed animal from home
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Sharing Views of Initiative With Families
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Q1) Briana, age 4, is in Erikson's third stage of development. What is the third stage called?
A) Autonomy versus shame and doubt
B) Initiative versus guilt
C) Industry versus inferiority
D) Trust versus mistrust
Q2) In what areas of development do children gain competence through play?
A) Physical skills
B) Language skills
C) Social emotional skills
D) All areas of development
Q3) Which of the following is not a common characteristic of a child with initiative?
A) Active
B) Curious
C) Energetic
D) Reluctant
Q4) What four qualities are important when facilitating conflict resolution between children?
Q5) What is the difference between empowering and overpowering children?
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Chapter 5: Working With Families of School-Age Children
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about praise?
A) It can have negative side effects
B) It cannot be overdone
C) It is most effective when the terms "good boy" or "good girl" are used
D) It is most effective if it is not earned
Q2) Piaget states that children are moving towards what stage as they are entering school?
A) Preoperational
B) Concrete operational
C) Intellectual
D) Mental
Q3) Which theorist is best known for research on moral decision making?
A) Kohlberg
B) Erikson
C) Gardner
D) Vygotsky
Q4) What are some strategies for teaching morals through prosocial development?
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Chapter 6: Societal Influences on Children and Families
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Q1) According to the research of Adrie Kusserow, the families in Queens and the families in Manhattan treated their children very differently. What were the differences and why?
Q2) Some schools begin "tracking" students from preschool through elementary grades. What does "tracking" mean?
A) Teachers can pick the children for the classroom
B) Children are grouped, based on their assumed educational abilities
C) Children are tested to see if they can run track
D) Teachers can decide if the child can play with peers
Q3) What do children gain from being part of a peer group?
A) Learning to give and take as equals, placement in a generation
B) Attachment, influence
C) History, curriculum
D) Behavior modification, invisibility
Q4) How does viewing violence on television and video games impact children?
A) It makes children more likely to be violent
B) It has no impact because children are too young to understand
C) If children are busy playing, they won't notice the images
D) Children will understand it is not real if adults explain
Q5) How are children socialized by their families?
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Chapter 7: Understanding Families Goals, Values, and Culture
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Q1) Toilet training can be used as an example of what?
A) Ignorance on the part of parents who train early
B) The superior training of the teacher who understands "readiness" issues
C) Two different perspectives that may be cultural
D) A power struggle between the parent and the child.
Q2) Culture
A) Is something that only ethnic people have
B) Is something that caregivers do not need to pay attention to
C) Is invisible and effects everything that we do
D) Should be melted into other cultures
Q3) RERUN is another way of approaching what?
A) Parent conferences
B) A new game for the play area
C) Problem-solving
D) Discipline situations
Q4) According to the text, which of the following describes pattern 2 families?
A) They believe that everybody in a given culture is alike
B) Young adults are expected to leave home and take charge of his own life
C) They expect the child to remain a viable member of the family until death
D) They generalize about cultures and create stereotypes
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Chapter 8: Working With Families on Guidance Issues
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Q1) In the story about Carla and Cody, characteristics of parents who abuse their children include which of the following?
A) Being of a low income level
B) Being isolated and having unrealistic expectations of their children
C) Lacking love for their children
D) Having a shy personality
Q2) When is it appropriate to ignore a child's behavior?
A) When it is used as an attention getting behavior
B) When the teacher is busy
C) When the other children are busy
D) When the parent is in the room
Q3) Describe the 7 effective ways to respond to children's unacceptable behavior.
Q4) Approaches to discipline relate to different ideas about authority and how children should relate to authority. When authority figures behave in ways that aren't familiar to children what is the effect?
A) Children are confused and may keep testing limits
B) Children obey immediately
C) Children hesitate, and then comply with adult requests
D) Children are relieved to have a different discipline style
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Chapter 9: Working With Families on Addressing Feelings and Problem Solving
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Q1) How can adults help children cope with anger?
A) By downplaying the feeling
B) By putting the child in time-out so he will learn not to have those feelings
C) By helping the child redirect the energy and work through the feeling
D) By refusing to label the feeling
Q2) How can adults help children cope with fear?
Q3) How does playing pretend help children cope with feelings?
Q4) When two people disagree about how feelings should be expressed, what is important for each person to consider?
A) Who is right and who is wrong
B) How to prove a point
C) Both perspectives
D) How to get the other to change his/her mind
Q5) What are the characteristics of a permissive parent?
A) They may take the role of friends and guides
B) They provide limits and controls
C) They use the "Do-as-I-say" approach
D) They view the parent role as one of power
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Chapter 10: Working With Families to Support Self-Esteem
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Q1) According to the research of Carol Dweck, fixed mindset refers to what?
A) Children who worry about mistakes and failures
B) Children who view mistakes and failures as a path to learning
C) Children who avoid peers
D) Children who like to fix things
Q2) Which of the following is true about self-esteem?
A) It is culturally based
B) It is the same across all cultures
C) It only relates to children seeing themselves as individuals
D) It is not as important as the self-image of the child
Q3) What is meant by the term "life script?"
Q4) How can adults support children to develop a growth mindset?
A) Rescue children from problems
B) Help children fix things
C) Focus on children's effort
D) Tell children that they are losers if they fail
Q5) What are some of the ways to teach anti-bias behaviors?
Q6) What is the difference between discriminating on the basis of skin color and recognizing differences in skin color?
Q7) What are some strategies for changing negative messages to positive ones?
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Chapter 11: Working With Families Around Gender Issues
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Q1) Which of the following is true about teaching an antibias attitude to young children?
A) It includes speaking out against racial injustice but not gender inequities
B) It is inappropriate for young children because they do not have biases
C) It gives them the skills to challenge bias of all sorts, including sexism
D) It applies only to girls
Q2) Many parents fail to emphasize which of the following when they socialize their sons?
A) Independence
B) Self-reliance
C) Nurturing behaviors
D) Achievement orientation
Q3) Consider this: boys going to school in pants and sneakers; girls going to school wearing princess dresses and fancy shoes. What message does that convey?
A) That boys don't like to dress up
B) Boys go to school dressed for play; girls go to school dressed for show
C) That girls can be strong and capable
D) That boys and girls embrace broad gender roles
Q4) How does differential treatment show up in preschool?
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Chapter 12: Stress and Success in Family Life
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Q1) What are some strategies for working with families from a strength-based perspective?
Q2) What is the name for a family that is made of individuals coming together as a couple, who each have their own children?
A) Blended
B) Broken
C) Dysfunctional
D) Separated
Q3) According to the research of Emmy Werner, all of the following are characteristics of resilient children, with the exception of?
A) Psychological strength
B) A sense of connectedness in the early years
C) Ability to elicit positive responses
D) Religious affiliation
Q4) What is the most important influence in a child's life for school success?
A) Home environment
B) Number of hours watching television
C) Home visit by an educator
D) Number of hours spent in the home
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Chapter 13: Early Care and Education Programs As Community Resources
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Q1) Which of the following includes all of the standards in the "children" focus area?
A) Relationships, curriculum, teaching, assessment, health
B) Relationships, families, teaching, assessment, health
C) Relationships, curriculum, teaching, communities, health
D) Relationships, teachers, physical environment, assessment, health
Q2) Which of the following can be of great benefit to children's identity development and can support close connections with the family?
A) Cultural continuity
B) Developmental dependability
C) Road connections
D) Disability detection
Q3) A full inclusion program
A) Includes math, science, literacy
B) Integrates children with special needs with typically developing peers
C) Is gender balance education
D) Teachers and parents working together
Q4) How does competition impact the relationship between families and caregivers?
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Chapter 14: Supporting Families Through Community
Resources and Networks
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Q1) What kind of support do healthy families and individuals need, even those who want to be self-sufficient?
A) A broad base of support
B) Minimum support
C) People who are self-sufficient do not need support
D) Codependent support
Q2) What challenges do community resource agencies face?
A) Offering too many services
B) Being centrally located
C) Having too few people in need of their services
D) Funding cuts
Q3) Michael's family was featured in the chapter. Michael is the three-year-old son of a lesbian couple. What challenges did they face with community agencies and social networks?
Q4) What best characterizes stroke pie?
A) It is a favorite American dessert
B) It is a way of assessing how broad an individual's base of support is
C) It should feature a single individual as the sole support of another
D) It has to do only with financial support, not emotional support
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Chapter 15: Social Policy Issues
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Q1) Which of the following is not something that educators should provide to children and families?
A) An environment that acknowledges children's diverse backgrounds
B) Community support
C) Comfortable transition into the next instructional level
D) One-size-fits-all education policies
Q2) One of the goal of the Head Start program is what?
A) To involve low-income families in the solutions to their own problems
B) To focus narrowly on preschool only
C) To use all of their resources on the development of the child, separate from the family
D) To be a transitional kindergarten program
Q3) How can people become an advocate for children and families?
Q4) What are some creative alternatives in the workplace that would allow families a greater role in caring for their own children?
Q5) Violence can affect children in which of the following ways?
A) They may want to be left alone
B) They might stay away from peer group activities
C) They may develop post-traumatic stress syndrome
D) They are happy all the time
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