CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS SET 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS
●● Development. Answer: Progressive, orderly and continuing changes
over time in a person's physical and neurological stature.
●● Infancy. Answer: Birth to 2 years old; newborn, infant, toddler;
totally dependent on the caregiver.
●● Early Childhood. Answer: 2 to 8 years old; children refine skills
learned in earlier years.
●● Middle Childhood. Answer: 9 to 12 years old; children continue to
develop basic to complex skills.
●● Adolescence. Answer: 12 to 18 years old; marked by puberty and a
series of changes in the body.
●● Adulthood. Answer: Individual reaches maturity; above 18 years old.
●● Tabula Rasa. Answer: John Locke's idea that the mind is a blank slate
at birth; all knowledge comes from experience and sensory input.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS SET 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS
●● Development. Answer: Progressive, orderly and continuing changes
over time in a person's physical and neurological stature.
●● Infancy. Answer: Birth to 2 years old; newborn, infant, toddler;
totally dependent on the caregiver.
●● Early Childhood. Answer: 2 to 8 years old; children refine skills
learned in earlier years.
●● Middle Childhood. Answer: 9 to 12 years old; children continue to
develop basic to complex skills.
●● Adolescence. Answer: 12 to 18 years old; marked by puberty and a
series of changes in the body.
●● Adulthood. Answer: Individual reaches maturity; above 18 years old.
●● Tabula Rasa. Answer: John Locke's idea that the mind is a blank slate
at birth; all knowledge comes from experience and sensory input.
