WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PRE-
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
After the ninth week of development before birth, what is the name given to a
developing child?
Foetus
What developmental stage is known as a foetus?
Week nine before delivery
An ectopic pregnancy: what is it?
A pregnancy in which the fallopian tube attaches to the zygote before it reaches
the womb
During the embryonic stage, what is formed?
The placenta
Which gestational stage marks the start of brain development?
Week three of pregnancy
A four-year-old is unable to control some of his actions. What may possibly be
the cause of this?
The child's executive function is still developing.
A pincer grasp: what is it?
Infants picking up items with their thumb and forefinger
At what point does the foetal brain start to develop?
Week three of pregnancy
, When is a baby showing a social smile as a way to interact with others?
Two months
What effects does an individualistic culture have on the psychosocial
development of young children?
The child questions and forms ideas on the variety of beliefs.
What is an evocative link between environment and genotype?
How a person's genetic characteristics cause the social environment to respond
to them
What kind of self-assessment is typical of young children who have a stable
bond with their carer?
Good
According to which theory of gender development, young children form their
own ideas about what it means to be male or female?
The notion of gender schema
What effects do stressors have on young kids?
Young children can develop coping mechanisms through normal, everyday
stress.
Which component of child care helps youngsters and adult carers feel less
stressed?
A high ratio of adults to children
How might children's psychosocial development be facilitated by parallel play?
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
After the ninth week of development before birth, what is the name given to a
developing child?
Foetus
What developmental stage is known as a foetus?
Week nine before delivery
An ectopic pregnancy: what is it?
A pregnancy in which the fallopian tube attaches to the zygote before it reaches
the womb
During the embryonic stage, what is formed?
The placenta
Which gestational stage marks the start of brain development?
Week three of pregnancy
A four-year-old is unable to control some of his actions. What may possibly be
the cause of this?
The child's executive function is still developing.
A pincer grasp: what is it?
Infants picking up items with their thumb and forefinger
At what point does the foetal brain start to develop?
Week three of pregnancy
, When is a baby showing a social smile as a way to interact with others?
Two months
What effects does an individualistic culture have on the psychosocial
development of young children?
The child questions and forms ideas on the variety of beliefs.
What is an evocative link between environment and genotype?
How a person's genetic characteristics cause the social environment to respond
to them
What kind of self-assessment is typical of young children who have a stable
bond with their carer?
Good
According to which theory of gender development, young children form their
own ideas about what it means to be male or female?
The notion of gender schema
What effects do stressors have on young kids?
Young children can develop coping mechanisms through normal, everyday
stress.
Which component of child care helps youngsters and adult carers feel less
stressed?
A high ratio of adults to children
How might children's psychosocial development be facilitated by parallel play?
