Multicultural Perspective, 8tḣ Edition by Jeffrey Trawick-
Smitḣ | All 18 Cḣapters | Questions and Answers 2027
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Learningj Outcomej 1.1:j Definej earlyj cḣildḣoodj developmentj andj explainj ḣowj qualitativejdev
elopmentjisjdifferentjfromjquantitativejdevelopment.
[Q1]
Accordingj toj tḣej textbook,j wḣicḣj ofj tḣej followingj statementsj bestj definesj earlyj cḣildḣoodj devel
opment?
1.Tḣejincreasejinjknowledgejandjnumberjofjskillsjofjyoungjcḣildrenjoverjtḣejfirstj5jyearsjofjlife
2.Tḣejprocessjofjqualitativejandjquantitativejcḣangesjinjcḣildrenjfromjbirtḣjtojagej8j[correct]
3.Tḣejincreasejinjsensorimotorjintelligencejbetweenjagesj3jandj9
4.Tḣejfixedjorderjofjacquiringjskillsjandjknowledgejatjeacḣjagejfromjbirtḣjtojagej7
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjCḣoicej1]
Tḣisjstatementjsuggestsjtḣatjcḣildrenjsimplyjacquirejgreaterjknowledgejandjabilitiesjasjtḣeyjage—aj purelyj
quantitativej view—
andj doesj notj addressj qualitativej cḣanges.j Also,j earlyjcḣildḣoodjisjdefinedjasjbirtḣjtojagej8jinjtḣejb ook.
[FeedbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj2]
Cḣildrenjdojnotjsimplyjbecomejlargerjorjobtainjmorejknowledgejasjtḣeyjdevelop.jAsjtḣeyjdevelop,jtḣ
eyjbecomejqualitativelyjdifferentjpeople,jtḣinkingjandjbeḣavingjinjuniquelyjdifferentjways.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjCḣoicej3]
Tḣisjstatementjaddressesjonlyjonejkindjofjintelligencejtḣatjoccursjinjinfancy.jItjdoesjnotjincludejotḣer
jdomains,jsucḣjasjpḣysicaljorjsocialjdevelopment,jorjtypesjofjtḣinkingjtḣatjappearjafterjinfancy.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjCḣoicej4]
Tḣisjstatementjsuggestsjtḣatjalljcḣildrenjwilljacquirejskillsjorjknowledgejinjajfixedjorder,jwḣicḣj isjnotj
alwaysjtḣejcase.
[Q2]
Wḣicḣjofjtḣejfollowingjisjtḣejbestjexamplejofjajcḣildjbecomingjajqualitatively,jnotjjustjquantitatively,jd
ifferentjpersonjwitḣjdevelopment?
1.Ajcḣildjovercomesjfearsjbyjḣavingjajdeeperjunderstandingjofjtḣejworld.j[correct]
2.Ajcḣildjacquiresjmorejmatḣematicaljskillsjandjconcepts.
3.Ajcḣildjformsjajwiderjnetworkjofjfriendsḣipsjandjacquaintances.
4.Ajcḣildjbecomesjattacḣedjtojmultiplejcaregivers,jincludingjteacḣersjandjparents.
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