Child Growth and Development

Question 1

What is growth?

Answer 1

Specific body changes and increases in the child’s size

Question 2

What is development?

Answer 2

An increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated

Question 3

How does Growth proceed from?

Answer 3

The head downward, from the center of the body outwards

Question 4

Developmental sequence is..

Answer 4

similar for all

Question 5

Development proceeds from….

Answer 5

General to Specific

Question 6

Development is….

Answer 6

Continuous

Question 7

Development proceeds at…..

Answer 7

Different rates

Question 8

All areas of development are…

Answer 8

Interrelated

Question 9

What is a set of facts of principles in relation to one another and lead to explain phenomena?

Answer 9

A theory

Question 10

What is a fact or behavior that can be observed

Answer 10

A Phenomena

Question 11

How many levels of Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs have?

Answer 11

5 levels

Question 12

What does Maslow’s theory state?

Answer 12

That an individual must have their lower-level needs met before higher-level needs can be accomplished

Question 13

TRUE or FALSE

Neglect can occur at only the Physical level?

Answer 13

FALSE

Neglect can occur at any level

Question 14

How many stages does Erik Erikson have?

Answer 14

8 Psychosocial stages called conflicts

Question 15

What does Erick Erikson’s theory focus on?

Answer 15

Emotional and personality development that must be resolved at stages throughout life

Question 16

How many stages does Jean Piaget have?

Answer 16

4 basic stages

Question 17

What does Piaget’s stages represent?

Answer 17

A change from one type of thought or behavior to another and builds on the stage before

Question 18

What does Vygotsky’s theory focus on?

Answer 18

The connections between people and the culture in which they interact

Question 19

What does Maria Montessori theory focus?

Answer 19

The child’s independence through a nice environment

Question 20

What is the Zone of Proximal Development

Answer 20

Where learning takes place

Question 21

What is scaffolding?

Answer 21

As the child learns, the responsibility is gradually transferred to him/her

Question 22

What did John Bowlby’s research indicate?

Answer 22

That young children need attentive, responsive adults in order to develop into well-adjusted individuals through the following stages of their lives

Question 23

How many brain cells are there in a child at birth

Answer 23

100 billion

Question 24

What is “developmental windows”

Answer 24

Certain periods of time where child are very receptive to their surroundings and interactions with other people

Question 25

What is heredity?

Answer 25

The passing down of genetic characteristics from parents to their children

Question 26

What is Temperament

Answer 26

A prevailing or dominant quality that characterizes a person, such as emotional or fussy

Question 27

What is Personality ?

Answer 27

The totality of a person's attitudes, interests, behavioral patterns, emotional responses, social roles, and individual traits that endure over a long time.

Question 28

"Nature" refers to...

Answer 28

Genetics

Question 29

"Nurture" refers to

Answer 29

Environment and experiences

Question 30

What is a brain- based neurological disorders characterized by social impairments and communication difficulties; as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior?

Answer 30

Autism Spectrum disorder

Question 31

What is an genetic disorder that result in a number of physical characterizes and intellectual impairments?

Answer 31

Down Syndrome

Question 32

What does ADA stand for?

Answer 32

Americans with Disabilities Act

Question 33

What does IDEA stand for?

Answer 33

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Question 34

A person with IDEA can get free school from what ages?

Answer 34

age 3 to 21

Question 35

What is a strategy that stops challenging behaviors before they start?

Answer 35

Prevention

Question 36

What is a strategy used to guide children's behaviors by recognizing challenging behaviors

Answer 36

Redirection

Question 37

What is a strategy in which behaviors are rewarded so that children are encouraged to repeat them?

Answer 37

Reinforcement

Question 38

TRUE or FALSE Development is uneven

Answer 38

TRUE

Question 39

TRUE or FALSE It is the sequence of growth and development, not the age that is the important factor in evaluating a child's progress

Answer 39

TRUE

Question 40

TRUE or FALSE Reading and Writing skills develop in children at the same time

Answer 40

TRUE

Question 41

What does NAEYC mean

Answer 41

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Question 42

What does DAP mean?

Answer 42

Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Question 43

How long does a child need to read in a day?

Answer 43

30 minutes