Child Development Final Exam Study
Guide
UNIT ONE STARTS HERE - Answers -UNIT ONE STARTS HERE
Children's brains are fully developed at birth - Answers -false
development is a _____________ process - Answers -lifelong
how is education different today than in the past? - Answers -It used to be grouped in
one room with kids of all ages and now you have many different rooms and kids are
divided by skill level. There was not an expectation to graduate or do well and now all
kids are held to graduating and encouraged to do well in school.
advances in medicine and nutrition have contributed to the longer average lifespan. -
Answers -true
what is the best way to learn about children? - Answers -observation
how are work conditions for children different now than in the past? - Answers -Many
kids dropped out of school to go into the workforce for their families. Sometimes they
would go to work under very dangerous conditions, there were NO child labor laws like
there are today that protects children from working under the age of 15 in unsafe
conditions, you also can only work a certain amount of hours, and do certain jobs.
define intergenerational interaction - Answers -interaction of members form different
generations
EXAMPLE: mom, daughter, and grandmother
Each child goes through the stages of development at what pace? - Answers -they
develop at their own pace
babies who live in an environment where they learn more retain a greater number of
synaptic brain connections - Answers -true
Childhood is a time of preparation for......... - Answers -adulthood
until the 1900's society was relatively unconcerned with childhood - Answers -true
list the trends affecting families today - Answers -mobility, economic changes, aging
population, workplace changes, technology
, the period of life from conception to birth is called...... - Answers -prenatal
what age group falls into the development stage of infancy? - Answers -birth- 12 months
children learn best through............ - Answers -play
Learning to recognize right from wrong reflects what kind of development? - Answers -
moral development
list 5 examples of gross motor skills - Answers -running, walking, standing, climbing,
jumping
what is the best way parents can take care of their children's intellectual needs? -
Answers -read, normal talk, play, attention
development ____________ upon earlier learning - Answers -builds
the pincer grasp strengthens a childs _______ motor skills - Answers -fine
list the 5 areas of development and give an example of each - Answers -physical,
social, moral, emotional, intellectual
list 4 examples of what children learn by playing with blocks - Answers -math, letters,
patients, attention span, and creativity
explain 3 benefits of studying children - Answers -understand them better, improve
understanding of yourself, career opportunities, enjoy children more
describe 2 examples of how you could immediately apply what you have learned about
children this semester in your life now. - Answers -I work with kids in a day care at
riverchase.
I babysit for my neighborhood.
I volunteer at Stanton in third grade classrooms.
I coach gymnastics at riverchase.
-So by knowing about how children learn and how to get their attention and keep it will
definitely help.
erik erikson - Answers -personality developed in 8 different stages and each stage
includes a unique crisis.
jean piaget - Answers -studied children intellectually and concluded that they go through
4 stages
BF skinner - Answers -parents and other care givers can affect a childs behavior
through the use of negative and positive feedback
Guide
UNIT ONE STARTS HERE - Answers -UNIT ONE STARTS HERE
Children's brains are fully developed at birth - Answers -false
development is a _____________ process - Answers -lifelong
how is education different today than in the past? - Answers -It used to be grouped in
one room with kids of all ages and now you have many different rooms and kids are
divided by skill level. There was not an expectation to graduate or do well and now all
kids are held to graduating and encouraged to do well in school.
advances in medicine and nutrition have contributed to the longer average lifespan. -
Answers -true
what is the best way to learn about children? - Answers -observation
how are work conditions for children different now than in the past? - Answers -Many
kids dropped out of school to go into the workforce for their families. Sometimes they
would go to work under very dangerous conditions, there were NO child labor laws like
there are today that protects children from working under the age of 15 in unsafe
conditions, you also can only work a certain amount of hours, and do certain jobs.
define intergenerational interaction - Answers -interaction of members form different
generations
EXAMPLE: mom, daughter, and grandmother
Each child goes through the stages of development at what pace? - Answers -they
develop at their own pace
babies who live in an environment where they learn more retain a greater number of
synaptic brain connections - Answers -true
Childhood is a time of preparation for......... - Answers -adulthood
until the 1900's society was relatively unconcerned with childhood - Answers -true
list the trends affecting families today - Answers -mobility, economic changes, aging
population, workplace changes, technology
, the period of life from conception to birth is called...... - Answers -prenatal
what age group falls into the development stage of infancy? - Answers -birth- 12 months
children learn best through............ - Answers -play
Learning to recognize right from wrong reflects what kind of development? - Answers -
moral development
list 5 examples of gross motor skills - Answers -running, walking, standing, climbing,
jumping
what is the best way parents can take care of their children's intellectual needs? -
Answers -read, normal talk, play, attention
development ____________ upon earlier learning - Answers -builds
the pincer grasp strengthens a childs _______ motor skills - Answers -fine
list the 5 areas of development and give an example of each - Answers -physical,
social, moral, emotional, intellectual
list 4 examples of what children learn by playing with blocks - Answers -math, letters,
patients, attention span, and creativity
explain 3 benefits of studying children - Answers -understand them better, improve
understanding of yourself, career opportunities, enjoy children more
describe 2 examples of how you could immediately apply what you have learned about
children this semester in your life now. - Answers -I work with kids in a day care at
riverchase.
I babysit for my neighborhood.
I volunteer at Stanton in third grade classrooms.
I coach gymnastics at riverchase.
-So by knowing about how children learn and how to get their attention and keep it will
definitely help.
erik erikson - Answers -personality developed in 8 different stages and each stage
includes a unique crisis.
jean piaget - Answers -studied children intellectually and concluded that they go through
4 stages
BF skinner - Answers -parents and other care givers can affect a childs behavior
through the use of negative and positive feedback
