Test Bank h
Early Childhood Development
h h
A Multicultural Perspective
h h
8th Edition
h
Jeffrey Trawick-Smith
h
, Table hof h Contents
Chapter h1: hStudying hEarly hChildhood hDevelopment hin ha hDiverse hWorld
Learning hOutcome hQuizzes 1
Application hExercises 12
Test hItems 14
Test hAnswer hKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a
h h h h h h h
Diverse World
h h
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
h h h h
Learning h Outcome h 1.1: h Define h early h childhood h development h and h explain h how
h qualitative hdevelopment his hdifferent hfrom hquantitative hdevelopment.
[Q1]
According h to h the h textbook, h which h of h the h following h statements h best h defines h early
h childhood h development?
1. The h increase h in h knowledge h and h number h of h skills h of h young h children h over h the h first h 5
h years h of hlife
2. The hprocess hof hqualitative hand hquantitative hchanges hin hchildren hfrom hbirth hto hage h8 h[correct]
3. The hincrease hin hsensorimotor hintelligence hbetween hages h3 hand h9
4. The hfixed horder hof hacquiring hskills hand hknowledge hat heach hage hfrom hbirth hto hage h7
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h1]
This hstatement hsuggests hthat hchildren hsimply hacquire hgreater hknowledge hand habilities has hthey
hage—a h purely h quantitative h view—and h does h not h address h qualitative h changes. h Also, h early
hchildhood his hdefined has hbirth hto hage h8 hin hthe hbook.
[Feedback hfor hCorrect hAnswer h2]
Children hdo hnot hsimply hbecome hlarger hor hobtain hmore hknowledge has hthey hdevelop. hAs hthey
hdevelop, hthey hbecome hqualitatively hdifferent hpeople, hthinking hand hbehaving hin huniquely
hdifferent hways.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h3]
This hstatement haddresses honly hone hkind hof hintelligence hthat hoccurs hin hinfancy. hIt hdoes hnot
hinclude hother hdomains, hsuch has hphysical hor hsocial hdevelopment, hor htypes hof hthinking hthat
happear hafter hinfancy.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h4]
This hstatement hsuggests hthat hall hchildren h will hacquire hskills hor hknowledge hin ha hfixed horder,
hwhich h is hnot halways hthe hcase.
[Q2]
Which hof hthe hfollowing his hthe hbest hexample hof ha hchild hbecoming ha hqualitatively, hnot hjust
hquantitatively, hdifferent hperson hwith hdevelopment?
1. A hchild hovercomes hfears hby hhaving ha hdeeper hunderstanding hof hthe hworld. h[correct]
2. A hchild hacquires hmore hmathematical hskills hand hconcepts.
3. A hchild hforms ha hwider hnetwork hof hfriendships hand hacquaintances.
4. A hchild hbecomes hattached hto hmultiple hcaregivers, hincluding hteachers hand hparents.
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, [Feedback hfor hCorrect hAnswer h1]
In hdevelopment, h a hchild hdoes hnot h simply hacquire hmore hexperience hor hknowledge habout hthings
h that hare hfrightening; hthe hchild hcan hnow hinterpret hand happly hhis hor hher hknowledge hto hovercome
hthese hfears.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h2]
This hstatement himplies hthat hin hdevelopment hchildren hsimply hlearn hmore hof hsomething—in hthis
h case, hmore hskills hor hknowledge. hIt hdoes hnot hrecognize hthat hchildren hthink hand hsolve hproblems
hcompletely hdifferently. hThey hcan happly hand hrefine hskills hand hknowledge hin hnew hways has hthey
hdevelop.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h3]
This hanswer his hfocused hon hquantitative hchanges hin hdevelopment—simply hmaking hmore hfriends
h and h acquaintances. hIt h does h not h address h how hthe h nature h of h friendships h or hthe hchild’s
h knowledge hor hsocial hbehaviors hchange hwith hdevelopment.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h4]
This hanswer hsuggests hthat hattachment hto hcaregivers his hsimply hthe hprocess hof hbecoming
hattached hto hmore hpeople—a hpurely hquantitative hview hof hthis haspect hof hdevelopment. hIt hdoes hnot
haddress h how hthe hquality hof hthese hrelationships hchanges hwith hdevelopment.
[Q3]
Which h of h the h following h examples h relates h most h specifically h to h quantitative h change h in h a
h child’s hdevelopment?
1. Grayson hhas ha hstrategy hfor hfiguring hout hwhich hbowl his hbigger hthan hthe hothers
2. Grayson hstopped hbeing hegocentric hand htaking htoys haway hfrom hothers
3. Grayson hgrew htwo hinches hin hthe hpast hsix hmonths h[correct]
4. Grayson hnow hasks hfor hmilk hrather hthan hcrying hfor hit
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h1]
Grayson’s h development h of h a h strategy h for h figuring h out h which h bowl h is h biggest h is h an
h example h of hqualitative hchange.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h2]
Grayson’s hchange hin hshowing hless hegocentrism his han hexample hof hqualitative hchange.
[Feedback hfor hCorrect hAnswer h3]
Grayson’s hgrowth hin hheight hrepresents hquantitative hchange.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h4]
Grayson’s h developmental h change h from h crying h for h milk h to h asking h for h it h represents
h qualitative hchange.
[Q4]
The hdefinition hof hchild hdevelopment hincludes hwhich hof hthe hfollowing?
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Early Childhood Development
h h
A Multicultural Perspective
h h
8th Edition
h
Jeffrey Trawick-Smith
h
, Table hof h Contents
Chapter h1: hStudying hEarly hChildhood hDevelopment hin ha hDiverse hWorld
Learning hOutcome hQuizzes 1
Application hExercises 12
Test hItems 14
Test hAnswer hKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a
h h h h h h h
Diverse World
h h
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
h h h h
Learning h Outcome h 1.1: h Define h early h childhood h development h and h explain h how
h qualitative hdevelopment his hdifferent hfrom hquantitative hdevelopment.
[Q1]
According h to h the h textbook, h which h of h the h following h statements h best h defines h early
h childhood h development?
1. The h increase h in h knowledge h and h number h of h skills h of h young h children h over h the h first h 5
h years h of hlife
2. The hprocess hof hqualitative hand hquantitative hchanges hin hchildren hfrom hbirth hto hage h8 h[correct]
3. The hincrease hin hsensorimotor hintelligence hbetween hages h3 hand h9
4. The hfixed horder hof hacquiring hskills hand hknowledge hat heach hage hfrom hbirth hto hage h7
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h1]
This hstatement hsuggests hthat hchildren hsimply hacquire hgreater hknowledge hand habilities has hthey
hage—a h purely h quantitative h view—and h does h not h address h qualitative h changes. h Also, h early
hchildhood his hdefined has hbirth hto hage h8 hin hthe hbook.
[Feedback hfor hCorrect hAnswer h2]
Children hdo hnot hsimply hbecome hlarger hor hobtain hmore hknowledge has hthey hdevelop. hAs hthey
hdevelop, hthey hbecome hqualitatively hdifferent hpeople, hthinking hand hbehaving hin huniquely
hdifferent hways.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h3]
This hstatement haddresses honly hone hkind hof hintelligence hthat hoccurs hin hinfancy. hIt hdoes hnot
hinclude hother hdomains, hsuch has hphysical hor hsocial hdevelopment, hor htypes hof hthinking hthat
happear hafter hinfancy.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h4]
This hstatement hsuggests hthat hall hchildren h will hacquire hskills hor hknowledge hin ha hfixed horder,
hwhich h is hnot halways hthe hcase.
[Q2]
Which hof hthe hfollowing his hthe hbest hexample hof ha hchild hbecoming ha hqualitatively, hnot hjust
hquantitatively, hdifferent hperson hwith hdevelopment?
1. A hchild hovercomes hfears hby hhaving ha hdeeper hunderstanding hof hthe hworld. h[correct]
2. A hchild hacquires hmore hmathematical hskills hand hconcepts.
3. A hchild hforms ha hwider hnetwork hof hfriendships hand hacquaintances.
4. A hchild hbecomes hattached hto hmultiple hcaregivers, hincluding hteachers hand hparents.
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, [Feedback hfor hCorrect hAnswer h1]
In hdevelopment, h a hchild hdoes hnot h simply hacquire hmore hexperience hor hknowledge habout hthings
h that hare hfrightening; hthe hchild hcan hnow hinterpret hand happly hhis hor hher hknowledge hto hovercome
hthese hfears.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h2]
This hstatement himplies hthat hin hdevelopment hchildren hsimply hlearn hmore hof hsomething—in hthis
h case, hmore hskills hor hknowledge. hIt hdoes hnot hrecognize hthat hchildren hthink hand hsolve hproblems
hcompletely hdifferently. hThey hcan happly hand hrefine hskills hand hknowledge hin hnew hways has hthey
hdevelop.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h3]
This hanswer his hfocused hon hquantitative hchanges hin hdevelopment—simply hmaking hmore hfriends
h and h acquaintances. hIt h does h not h address h how hthe h nature h of h friendships h or hthe hchild’s
h knowledge hor hsocial hbehaviors hchange hwith hdevelopment.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h4]
This hanswer hsuggests hthat hattachment hto hcaregivers his hsimply hthe hprocess hof hbecoming
hattached hto hmore hpeople—a hpurely hquantitative hview hof hthis haspect hof hdevelopment. hIt hdoes hnot
haddress h how hthe hquality hof hthese hrelationships hchanges hwith hdevelopment.
[Q3]
Which h of h the h following h examples h relates h most h specifically h to h quantitative h change h in h a
h child’s hdevelopment?
1. Grayson hhas ha hstrategy hfor hfiguring hout hwhich hbowl his hbigger hthan hthe hothers
2. Grayson hstopped hbeing hegocentric hand htaking htoys haway hfrom hothers
3. Grayson hgrew htwo hinches hin hthe hpast hsix hmonths h[correct]
4. Grayson hnow hasks hfor hmilk hrather hthan hcrying hfor hit
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h1]
Grayson’s h development h of h a h strategy h for h figuring h out h which h bowl h is h biggest h is h an
h example h of hqualitative hchange.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h2]
Grayson’s hchange hin hshowing hless hegocentrism his han hexample hof hqualitative hchange.
[Feedback hfor hCorrect hAnswer h3]
Grayson’s hgrowth hin hheight hrepresents hquantitative hchange.
[Feedback hfor hAnswer hChoice h4]
Grayson’s h developmental h change h from h crying h for h milk h to h asking h for h it h represents
h qualitative hchange.
[Q4]
The hdefinition hof hchild hdevelopment hincludes hwhich hof hthe hfollowing?
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