HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
EXAM UNIT 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ben hits Cecil on the head because he doesn't like Cecil and wants to hurt him. Ben is
demonstrating what kind of aggression? - Correct Answers -Hostile
Parents who set very strict standards for their children's behavior but provide very little
warmth or acceptance are what type of parents? - Correct Answers -Authoritarian
Which of the following pairs of children are occupied in parallel play? - Correct Answers
-Lisa and Michael. She is talking to a doll while dressing her, and he is standing next to
her and silently dressing another doll.
When little Dylan is having trouble adding two‐digit numbers, his teacher hints that
maybe he needs to think about how to carry numbers. With that hint, Dylan sees his
error and begins to solve the problem correctly. Adding two‐digit numbers seems to be
in Dylan's zone of - Correct Answers -proximal development.
The inability of a preoperational child to see the world from another person's perspective
is called - Correct Answers -egocentricism.
When children mistakenly construct words based on internalized rules, such as saying
"mouses" instead of "mice," the process is termed - Correct Answers -
overregularization.
Homophilia is - Correct Answers -the tendency of children to like playing with others of
the same gender.
Your friend is considering a preschool for his 3‐year‐old son that offers a school‐like
experience aimed at accelerating basic reading and mathematical concepts. What
advice should you give your friend? - Correct Answers -Such a program will be a
mistake.
What allows children to get a basic sense of a word's meaning after only a few
instances? - Correct Answers -Fast mapping
The approach for teaching children to read that emphasizes the matching of particular
sounds to particular letters on the page of the book is - Correct Answers -phonics.
Studies have shown that school‐age children - Correct Answers -may learn gender
stereotypes and violent behavior from television.
EXAM UNIT 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Ben hits Cecil on the head because he doesn't like Cecil and wants to hurt him. Ben is
demonstrating what kind of aggression? - Correct Answers -Hostile
Parents who set very strict standards for their children's behavior but provide very little
warmth or acceptance are what type of parents? - Correct Answers -Authoritarian
Which of the following pairs of children are occupied in parallel play? - Correct Answers
-Lisa and Michael. She is talking to a doll while dressing her, and he is standing next to
her and silently dressing another doll.
When little Dylan is having trouble adding two‐digit numbers, his teacher hints that
maybe he needs to think about how to carry numbers. With that hint, Dylan sees his
error and begins to solve the problem correctly. Adding two‐digit numbers seems to be
in Dylan's zone of - Correct Answers -proximal development.
The inability of a preoperational child to see the world from another person's perspective
is called - Correct Answers -egocentricism.
When children mistakenly construct words based on internalized rules, such as saying
"mouses" instead of "mice," the process is termed - Correct Answers -
overregularization.
Homophilia is - Correct Answers -the tendency of children to like playing with others of
the same gender.
Your friend is considering a preschool for his 3‐year‐old son that offers a school‐like
experience aimed at accelerating basic reading and mathematical concepts. What
advice should you give your friend? - Correct Answers -Such a program will be a
mistake.
What allows children to get a basic sense of a word's meaning after only a few
instances? - Correct Answers -Fast mapping
The approach for teaching children to read that emphasizes the matching of particular
sounds to particular letters on the page of the book is - Correct Answers -phonics.
Studies have shown that school‐age children - Correct Answers -may learn gender
stereotypes and violent behavior from television.
