Test Bank v
Early Childhood Development
v v
A Multicultural Perspective
v v
8th Edition
v
Jeffrey Trawick-Smith
v
, TablevofvContents
Chapterv1:vStudyingvEarlyvChildhoodvDevelopmentvinvavDiversevWorld
LearningvOutcomevQuizzes 1
ApplicationvExercises 12
TestvItems 14
TestvAnswervKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse
v v v v v v v v v
World
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
v v v v
Learningv Outcomev 1.1:v Definev earlyv childhoodv developmentv andv explainv howv qualitativev
developmentvisvdifferentvfromvquantitativevdevelopment.
[Q1]
Accordingv tov thev textbook,v whichv ofv thev followingv statementsv bestv definesv earlyv childhoodv de
velopment?
1. Thev increasev inv knowledgev andv numberv ofv skillsv ofv youngv childrenv overv thev firstv 5v yearsv ofvl
ife
2. Thevprocessvofvqualitativevandvquantitativevchangesvinvchildrenvfromvbirthvtovagev8v[correct]
3. Thevincreasevinvsensorimotorvintelligencevbetweenvagesv3vandv9
4. Thevfixedvordervofvacquiringvskillsvandvknowledgevatveachvagevfromvbirthvtovagev7
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev1]
Thisvstatementvsuggestsvthatvchildrenvsimplyvacquirevgreatervknowledgevandvabilitiesvasvtheyvage
—av purelyv quantitativev view—
andv doesv notv addressv qualitativev changes.v Also,v earlyvchildhoodvisvdefinedvasvbirthvtovagev8vinvt
hevbook.
[FeedbackvforvCorrectvAnswerv2]
Childrenvdovnotvsimplyvbecomevlargervorvobtainvmorevknowledgevasvtheyvdevelop.vAsvtheyvdevelo
p,vtheyvbecomevqualitativelyvdifferentvpeople,vthinkingvandvbehavingvinvuniquelyvdifferentvways.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev3]
Thisvstatementvaddressesvonlyvonevkindvofvintelligencevthatvoccursvinvinfancy.vItvdoesvnotvincludevo
thervdomains,vsuchvasvphysicalvorvsocialvdevelopment,vorvtypesvofvthinkingvthatvappearvaftervinfanc
y.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev4]
Thisvstatementvsuggestsvthatvallvchildrenv willvacquirevskillsvorvknowledgevinvavfixedvorder,vwhichv is
vnotvalwaysvthevcase.
[Q2]
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvexamplevofvavchildvbecomingvavqualitatively,vnotvjustvquantitativel
y,vdifferentvpersonvwithvdevelopment?
1. Avchildvovercomesvfearsvbyvhavingvavdeepervunderstandingvofvthevworld.v[correct]
2. Avchildvacquiresvmorevmathematicalvskillsvandvconcepts.
3. Avchildvformsvavwidervnetworkvofvfriendshipsvandvacquaintances.
4. Avchildvbecomesvattachedvtovmultiplevcaregivers,vincludingvteachersvandvparents.
1
, [FeedbackvforvCorrectvAnswerv1]
Invdevelopment,v avchildvdoesvnotv simplyvacquirevmorevexperiencevorvknowledgevaboutvthingsv that
varevfrightening; vthevchildvcanvnowvinterpretvandvapplyvhisvorvher vknowledgevtovovercomevthesevfea
rs.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev2]
Thisvstatementvimpliesvthatvinvdevelopmentvchildrenvsimplyvlearnvmorevofvsomething—
invthisv case,vmorevskillsvorvknowledge.vItvdoesvnotvrecognizevthatvchildrenvthinkvandvsolvevproblem
svcompletelyvdifferently.vTheyvcanvapplyvandvrefinevskillsvandvknowledgevinvnewvwaysvasvtheyvdeve
lop.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev3]
Thisvanswervisvfocusedvonvquantitativevchangesvinvdevelopment—
simplyvmakingvmorevfriendsv andv acquaintances.vItv doesv notv addressv howvthev naturev ofv friendshi
psv orvthevchild’sv knowledgevorvsocialvbehaviorsvchangevwithvdevelopment.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev4]
Thisvanswervsuggestsvthatvattachmentvtovcaregiversvisvsimplyvthevprocessvofvbecomingvattachedvt
ovmorevpeople—
avpurelyvquantitativevviewvofvthisvaspectvofvdevelopment.vItvdoesvnotvaddressv howvthevqualityvofvth
esevrelationshipsvchangesvwithvdevelopment.
[Q3]
Whichv ofv thev followingv examplesv relatesv mostv specificallyv tov quantitativev changev inv av child’sv
development?
1. Graysonvhasvavstrategyvforvfiguringvoutvwhichvbowlvisvbiggervthanvthevothers
2. Graysonvstoppedvbeingvegocentricvandvtakingvtoysvawayvfromvothers
3. Graysonvgrewvtwovinchesvinvthevpastvsixvmonthsv[correct]
4. Graysonvnowvasksvforvmilkvrathervthanvcryingvforvit
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev1]
Grayson’sv developmentv ofv av strategyv forv figuringv outv whichv bowlv isv biggestv isv anv examplev ofv
qualitativevchange.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev2]
Grayson’svchangevinvshowingvlessvegocentrismvisvanvexamplevofvqualitativevchange.
[FeedbackvforvCorrectvAnswerv3]
Grayson’svgrowthvinvheightvrepresentsvquantitativevchange.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev4]
Grayson’sv developmentalv changev fromv cryingv forv milkv tov askingv forv itv representsv qualitativevc
hange.
[Q4]
Thevdefinitionvofvchildvdevelopmentvincludesvwhichvofvthevfollowing?
2
Early Childhood Development
v v
A Multicultural Perspective
v v
8th Edition
v
Jeffrey Trawick-Smith
v
, TablevofvContents
Chapterv1:vStudyingvEarlyvChildhoodvDevelopmentvinvavDiversevWorld
LearningvOutcomevQuizzes 1
ApplicationvExercises 12
TestvItems 14
TestvAnswervKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse
v v v v v v v v v
World
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
v v v v
Learningv Outcomev 1.1:v Definev earlyv childhoodv developmentv andv explainv howv qualitativev
developmentvisvdifferentvfromvquantitativevdevelopment.
[Q1]
Accordingv tov thev textbook,v whichv ofv thev followingv statementsv bestv definesv earlyv childhoodv de
velopment?
1. Thev increasev inv knowledgev andv numberv ofv skillsv ofv youngv childrenv overv thev firstv 5v yearsv ofvl
ife
2. Thevprocessvofvqualitativevandvquantitativevchangesvinvchildrenvfromvbirthvtovagev8v[correct]
3. Thevincreasevinvsensorimotorvintelligencevbetweenvagesv3vandv9
4. Thevfixedvordervofvacquiringvskillsvandvknowledgevatveachvagevfromvbirthvtovagev7
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev1]
Thisvstatementvsuggestsvthatvchildrenvsimplyvacquirevgreatervknowledgevandvabilitiesvasvtheyvage
—av purelyv quantitativev view—
andv doesv notv addressv qualitativev changes.v Also,v earlyvchildhoodvisvdefinedvasvbirthvtovagev8vinvt
hevbook.
[FeedbackvforvCorrectvAnswerv2]
Childrenvdovnotvsimplyvbecomevlargervorvobtainvmorevknowledgevasvtheyvdevelop.vAsvtheyvdevelo
p,vtheyvbecomevqualitativelyvdifferentvpeople,vthinkingvandvbehavingvinvuniquelyvdifferentvways.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev3]
Thisvstatementvaddressesvonlyvonevkindvofvintelligencevthatvoccursvinvinfancy.vItvdoesvnotvincludevo
thervdomains,vsuchvasvphysicalvorvsocialvdevelopment,vorvtypesvofvthinkingvthatvappearvaftervinfanc
y.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev4]
Thisvstatementvsuggestsvthatvallvchildrenv willvacquirevskillsvorvknowledgevinvavfixedvorder,vwhichv is
vnotvalwaysvthevcase.
[Q2]
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvexamplevofvavchildvbecomingvavqualitatively,vnotvjustvquantitativel
y,vdifferentvpersonvwithvdevelopment?
1. Avchildvovercomesvfearsvbyvhavingvavdeepervunderstandingvofvthevworld.v[correct]
2. Avchildvacquiresvmorevmathematicalvskillsvandvconcepts.
3. Avchildvformsvavwidervnetworkvofvfriendshipsvandvacquaintances.
4. Avchildvbecomesvattachedvtovmultiplevcaregivers,vincludingvteachersvandvparents.
1
, [FeedbackvforvCorrectvAnswerv1]
Invdevelopment,v avchildvdoesvnotv simplyvacquirevmorevexperiencevorvknowledgevaboutvthingsv that
varevfrightening; vthevchildvcanvnowvinterpretvandvapplyvhisvorvher vknowledgevtovovercomevthesevfea
rs.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev2]
Thisvstatementvimpliesvthatvinvdevelopmentvchildrenvsimplyvlearnvmorevofvsomething—
invthisv case,vmorevskillsvorvknowledge.vItvdoesvnotvrecognizevthatvchildrenvthinkvandvsolvevproblem
svcompletelyvdifferently.vTheyvcanvapplyvandvrefinevskillsvandvknowledgevinvnewvwaysvasvtheyvdeve
lop.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev3]
Thisvanswervisvfocusedvonvquantitativevchangesvinvdevelopment—
simplyvmakingvmorevfriendsv andv acquaintances.vItv doesv notv addressv howvthev naturev ofv friendshi
psv orvthevchild’sv knowledgevorvsocialvbehaviorsvchangevwithvdevelopment.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev4]
Thisvanswervsuggestsvthatvattachmentvtovcaregiversvisvsimplyvthevprocessvofvbecomingvattachedvt
ovmorevpeople—
avpurelyvquantitativevviewvofvthisvaspectvofvdevelopment.vItvdoesvnotvaddressv howvthevqualityvofvth
esevrelationshipsvchangesvwithvdevelopment.
[Q3]
Whichv ofv thev followingv examplesv relatesv mostv specificallyv tov quantitativev changev inv av child’sv
development?
1. Graysonvhasvavstrategyvforvfiguringvoutvwhichvbowlvisvbiggervthanvthevothers
2. Graysonvstoppedvbeingvegocentricvandvtakingvtoysvawayvfromvothers
3. Graysonvgrewvtwovinchesvinvthevpastvsixvmonthsv[correct]
4. Graysonvnowvasksvforvmilkvrathervthanvcryingvforvit
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev1]
Grayson’sv developmentv ofv av strategyv forv figuringv outv whichv bowlv isv biggestv isv anv examplev ofv
qualitativevchange.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev2]
Grayson’svchangevinvshowingvlessvegocentrismvisvanvexamplevofvqualitativevchange.
[FeedbackvforvCorrectvAnswerv3]
Grayson’svgrowthvinvheightvrepresentsvquantitativevchange.
[FeedbackvforvAnswervChoicev4]
Grayson’sv developmentalv changev fromv cryingv forv milkv tov askingv forv itv representsv qualitativevc
hange.
[Q4]
Thevdefinitionvofvchildvdevelopmentvincludesvwhichvofvthevfollowing?
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