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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dn dn




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: HDFS 420 exam 1 dn dn dn dn TIME: _____________ dn




EXAM CODE: WGU D094-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. bioecological systems theory:
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[Verified Solution]: "The lives of important caregivers matter" -
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Children's development is *directly* influenced by the people in their everyday life (the "microsystem")
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n-But also there are important *indirect* influences- for example: >Parent-
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teacher relationship >Parents' or teachers' working conditions >Neighborhood resources and safety >Ava
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ilability of health services >Policies to protect the welfare of babies -
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Influences can change over TIME the ecology-- the personal and physical environment --
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dninfluences the nature of the relationships that the child experiences. these relationships are most influen
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ced by the immediate settings: namely, family, community, and the early care and learning program that
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dnthe child is experiencing
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Q2. caregiver:
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[Verified Solution]: any adult who takes care of and cares about young children. caregivers include pa
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rents, teachers, grandparents, and others
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Q3. continuity of care:
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[Verified Solution]: involves uninterrupted, continuous adult-
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child and peer relationships. a teacher(s) moves to a new room with a group of children as they age.
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Q4. culturally competent:
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[Verified Solution]: implies that the caregivers understand and attend to the total context of the indivi
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dual's situation, including awareness of immigration status, stress factors, other social factors, and cultur
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al similarities and differences -
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culturally competent teacher learns and is respectful of children's and families' cultures.
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,Q5. culture:
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[Verified Solution]: the values and beliefs about what is important in life, including traditions, celebra
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tions, languages, and styles of interacting with others. -
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includes: abstract values, beliefs, and perceptions of the world that lie behind people's behavior, and wh
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ich are reflected in their behavior
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Q6. domains: -physical, perceptual, motor -language and literacy -cognitive -emotional -social
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[Verified Solution]: physical, perceptual, motor: -perception-action -balance -locomotion -
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manipulation language and literacy: -receptive language -expressive language -pragmatics -prosodoy -
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literacy development cognitive: -perceptual -active -approaches to learning -concepts emotional: -
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attachment -emotional expression and understanding -regulation -identity development social: -
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peer interactions -prosocial development -conflicts -challenging behavior
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Q7. epigenetics:
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[Verified Solution]: the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a D
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NA change -experiences affects whether some genes will be activated
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Q8. quality infant and toddler care and learning programs:
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[Verified Solution]: quality programs that support parent can reduce infants' and toddlers' exposure to
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risk factors and build resiliency and positive relationships. quality programs support infants' and toddler
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s' learning and sense of well being -
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infant and toddler care and learning programs offer varying hours of care for infants and toddlers, usual
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ly during the day while parents are at work. these programs are often referred to as just "child care" or
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even "day care" dn dn




Q9. infant and toddler professional:
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[Verified Solution]: broad range of specialist who teach or administer child learning and development
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programs, which include center infant and toddler programs and family (home) child care programs -
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also referred to as professionals who support families in the care of education of their children through
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home visits, early intervention, and family support programs
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Q10. infants:
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[Verified Solution]: a baby from birth to approximately 12 months of age
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, Q11. irreducible needs: -define -list 7 needs
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[Verified Solution]: needs of children that are absolutely necessary for them to survive and thrive 1. o
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ngoing nurturing relationships 2. physical protection, safety, and regulation 3. experiences tailored to in
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dividual differences 4. developmentally appropriate experiences 5. limit setting, structure, and expectatio
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ns 6. stable communities and cultural continuity 7. adults to protect the future
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Q12. positive turnarounds:
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[Verified Solution]: the resilience of a person to recover from challenging life experiences
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Q13. prenatal:
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[Verified Solution]: development occurs prior to birth. from prenatal period to age 3, babies grow fro
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m helpless dependency to children with a rich collection of relationships, skills, attitudes, and behaviors
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Q14. primary care:
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[Verified Solution]: each infant or toddler is assigned a teacher who establishes an affectionate connec
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tion (attachment relationship) with the child. This teacher tries to be the one to rock, feed, an tuck to sl
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eep. This teacher establishes a connections with the family to respect the family's culture and wishes
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Q15. protective factors:
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[Verified Solution]: factors that shield and protect the child
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Q16. resilience:
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[Verified Solution]: ability to thrive despite risk factors
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Q17. responsiveness:
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o communicate (the child's cues) and how effectively (promptly, contingently, and appropriately) the ad
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ult acts in response to the child
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Q18. risk factors:
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[Verified Solution]: Actions or behaviors that represent a potential health threat ex: -poor nutrition -
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low birth weight, health, injury -living in poverty -lack of quality of child care
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