Child Development Quiz
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A person who regularly looks after a child or a sick, elderly, or disabled person.
A. discipline
B. punishment
C. caregiver
D. developmental disability
Poverty, malnutrition, and a lack of adequate medical care are examples of
A. nature.
B. socioemotional development.
C. nurture.
D. behavior genetics.
__________________ is the development a gradual, continuous process or a sequence of separate stages
A. Medical Model
B. Early/Late Experiences
C. Nature/Nurture
D. Continuity/Stages
Which area/domain of development deals with children learning to recognize and control their feelings?
A. physical
B. moral
C. emotional
D. social
The ability to use SMALL muscle groups is known as ___ motor skills.
A. gross
B. moral
C. fine
D. social
The ability to use LARGE muscle groups is known as ___ motor skills.
A. gross
B. moral
C. fine
D. social
By using the ________ method, researchers investigate whether an observed behavior or a measured trait is related to another trait or characteristic.
A. naturalistic observation
B. case study
C. correlational
D. structured observation
“Milestones progress in the same order and build on previous skills learned and mastered” is a description of the characteristic/principle ___
A. Development is constant
B. Development is gradual and continuous
C. Development happens in sequenced steps
D. Development happens at different rates
E. The different domains of development are interrelated.
Which area/domain of development deals with understanding right from wrong?
A. fine
B. moral
C. gross
D. social
Using hands and facial expressions are examples of ___ motor skills.
A. gross
B. moral
C. fine
D. social
helping children learn what is acceptable behavior and what is not.
A. nutrition
B. discipline
C. punishment
D. employment
A permissive caregiver would most likely…
A. create rules & guidelines for a child to follow
B. allow children to make their own rules & guidelines
C. punish a child often
“Change doesn’t happen overnight” is a description of the characteristic/principle ___
A. Development is constant
B. Development is gradual and continuous
C. Development happens in sequenced steps
D. Development happens at different rates
E. The different domains of development are interrelated.
Ethology has its roots in
A. Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis.
B. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution.
C. John Watson’s theory of operant conditioning.
D. Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory.
Which area/domain of development deals with the way children learn to interact with others?
A. physical
B. intellectual
C. emotional
D. social
___ of development are rules that theorists came up with that all development follows.
A. area/domain
B. characteristics/principles
The longitudinal method compares the performance or observations across ages by taking repeated measurements from ________.
A. the same people across time
B. different people across time
C. different people on the same day.
D. the same people on the same day.
Which area/domain of development deals with how children learn, think, remember, and reason?
A. physical
B. intellectual
C. emotional
D. social
Nature refers to
A. interactive forces that impact development.
B. biological forces that impact development.
C. cognitive forces that impact development.
D. environmental forces that impact development
Training children to help them live in society is called…
A. cognitive
B. adoption
C. nuclear family
D. socialization
An authoritarian (strict) caregiver would most likely…
A. say, “because I said so”
B. encourage a child to share their ideas and perspective
C. allow a child to do what they wanted
D. have very few rules and guidelines
True or False. Nowadays, women are getting married at a much YOUNGER age.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What are the TOP 3 expenses of having a child?
A. baby bows, cute shoes, stickers
B. housing, food, transportation
C. authoritarian, authoritative, permissive
D. diapers, baby wipes, air jordans
Epigenetics genetics postulates that
A. nurture has a larger impact than nature on a child’s development.
B. nature has a larger impact than nurture on a child’s development.
C. both nature and nurture have an impact on a child’s development.
D. neither nature nor nurture have an impact on a child’s development.
What are the 3 primary areas of focus in child development?
A. cognitive, socioemotional, and behavior genetics
B. physical, cognitive, and socioemotional
C. physical, cognitive, and cultural
D. socioemotional, behavior genetics, and cultural
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