Reference no: EM131629647

1. As do many scholars today, Freud believed that:

a. early experiences can determine the course of later development and behavior
b. behaviors are age specific and have little to do with prior experiences
c. most, if not all, immature behaviors are outgrown when optimal conditions exist
d. infants do not typically remember their day to day experiences

2. sociocultural differences in growth and development make it imperative to:

a. adapt to individual capabilities
b. encourage all children to master the same basic things
c. compare children before instruction
d. ignore differences

3. theorists who criticize Piaget's theory state that:

a. children do learn through assimilation and accommodation
b. each learning domain, e.g. social learning, has distinct stages
c. they believe that we need to focus on the depth of attention rather than on aspects of memory in explaining levels of cognitive development
d. culture plays a part in determining which type of intelligence is displayed

4. which of the following is NOT a typical fear for a school age child?

a. loss of support
b. dark
c. ridicule and embarrassment
d. being different

5. common to all cultures and economic group are factors that affect the quality of life for children and their families, including all of the following EXCEPT:

a. parents' ages
b. number and spacing of children in the family
c. culturally related practices and traditions in child rearing
d. parents' levels of education

6. which of the following theories emphasizes that cognitive development is a continuous process?

a. social learning/cognitive theory
b. constructivist
c. information processing
d. bioecological theory

7. three major developmental tasks associated with healthy emotional and social development in young children are:

a. describing, demonstrating, and deferring emotions
b. labeling, understanding, and modulating emotions
c. sharing, controlling, and withholding inappropriate expressions
d. observing, imitating, and modeling the emotions of others.

8. which of the following is a set of large muscle fundamental movements?

a. writing, catching, and throwing
b. handwriting, hopping, and snapping fingers
c. walking, running, and climbing
d. kicking, speaking, and chewing

9. while rhythm and dance activities with scarves and ribbons facilitate many types of perceptual motor development, they are LEAST likely to facilitate:

a. figure ground discrimination
b. auditory motor coordinations
c. tactile discriminations
d. kinesthetic awareness

10. Mr. lunn's first grade class is walking down the hall. they are remembering to use their "walking feet". this is an example of:

a. permissive discipline
b. an awareness of registers
c. rule bounding
d. altruism

11. according to Gardner, which of the following types of intelligence is expressed through the awareness of one's strengths, limitations, desires, and intentions?

a. intrapersonal
b. interpersonal
c. naturalistic
d. logical mathematical

12. which of the following statements is true about the first year of life?

a. the extensor muscles are stronger than the flexor muscles
b. the flexor muscles are stronger than the extensor muscles
c. coordination of the smaller muscles occurs before coordination of the large muscles
d. coordination of the feet occurs before control of the head