CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT
What does growth refer to? - Answer-specific body changes in a child's...
size
height
weight
head circumference
body mass
can be measured
What does development refer to? - Answer-An increase in complexity, a change from
relatively simple to more complicated
The development involves... - Answer-a progression along a continuous pathway on
which child acquires more refined knowledge, behaviors, and skills
How does growth proceed? - Answer-The center of the body outward
What is fully functioning at birth to support the infant - Answer-The brain, heart, and
spinal cord
As children grow, the arm and leg muscles develop followed by? - Answer-The finger
and toe muscles
What develops before the finger and toe muscles? - Answer-The arm and leg muscles
TRUE or FALSE
Children differ in their growth - Answer-TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
Children grow at perfectly steady rates throughout childhood - Answer-FALSE
What are the Principles of Child Growth and Development? - Answer-1. Developmental
Sequence is Similar for All
2. Development Proceeds from General to Specific
3. Development is Continuous
4. Development Proceeds at Different Rates
5. All Areas of Development are Interrelated
Developmental Sequence is Similar for All? - Answer-children develop in relatively the
same ways
, Development Proceeds from General to Specific? - Answer-infant's large muscles
develop FIRST and result in ability to wave the arms and kick legs
Development is Continuous? - Answer-holding a pencil develops into writing and
drawling
Development Proceeds at Different Rates - Answer-development is never uniform, but it
is constant
All Areas of Development are Interrelated - Answer-Physical Health; Motor
Development: Cognitive Development and General Knowledge; Language &
Communications; Social & Emotional; and Approaches to Learning. Each area of
development influences development in other areas
A lot going on in the brain between __________________ - Answer-birth and age 3
Window of opportunity means? - Answer-If they don't use it they will lose it
All of your interactions with a child have an effect on the child's ______________ -
Answer-development and learning
What is important for you to be aware of? - Answer-What the child is learning while in
your care
Who does learning about principles development help? - Answer-A child struggling with
new skill
How can you help a child struggling with new skill? - Answer-Timely intervention can
help him or her overcome a problem and ''catch back up''
What can learning about principles of child development detect? - Answer-Indicators of
possible delays, and help the child get assistance he or she may need
What is Maslow's theory? - Answer-- Hierarchy of needs
self-actualization
self-esteem
social
comfort and safety
physical/basic needs
- Satisfying needs of second depend on first
What is Erickson's theory? - Answer--eight stages
- each of these stages called conflicts
- success develops strong social and emotional life
- compared to Sigmund Freud
- recognized as a developmental psychologist
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT
What does growth refer to? - Answer-specific body changes in a child's...
size
height
weight
head circumference
body mass
can be measured
What does development refer to? - Answer-An increase in complexity, a change from
relatively simple to more complicated
The development involves... - Answer-a progression along a continuous pathway on
which child acquires more refined knowledge, behaviors, and skills
How does growth proceed? - Answer-The center of the body outward
What is fully functioning at birth to support the infant - Answer-The brain, heart, and
spinal cord
As children grow, the arm and leg muscles develop followed by? - Answer-The finger
and toe muscles
What develops before the finger and toe muscles? - Answer-The arm and leg muscles
TRUE or FALSE
Children differ in their growth - Answer-TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
Children grow at perfectly steady rates throughout childhood - Answer-FALSE
What are the Principles of Child Growth and Development? - Answer-1. Developmental
Sequence is Similar for All
2. Development Proceeds from General to Specific
3. Development is Continuous
4. Development Proceeds at Different Rates
5. All Areas of Development are Interrelated
Developmental Sequence is Similar for All? - Answer-children develop in relatively the
same ways
, Development Proceeds from General to Specific? - Answer-infant's large muscles
develop FIRST and result in ability to wave the arms and kick legs
Development is Continuous? - Answer-holding a pencil develops into writing and
drawling
Development Proceeds at Different Rates - Answer-development is never uniform, but it
is constant
All Areas of Development are Interrelated - Answer-Physical Health; Motor
Development: Cognitive Development and General Knowledge; Language &
Communications; Social & Emotional; and Approaches to Learning. Each area of
development influences development in other areas
A lot going on in the brain between __________________ - Answer-birth and age 3
Window of opportunity means? - Answer-If they don't use it they will lose it
All of your interactions with a child have an effect on the child's ______________ -
Answer-development and learning
What is important for you to be aware of? - Answer-What the child is learning while in
your care
Who does learning about principles development help? - Answer-A child struggling with
new skill
How can you help a child struggling with new skill? - Answer-Timely intervention can
help him or her overcome a problem and ''catch back up''
What can learning about principles of child development detect? - Answer-Indicators of
possible delays, and help the child get assistance he or she may need
What is Maslow's theory? - Answer-- Hierarchy of needs
self-actualization
self-esteem
social
comfort and safety
physical/basic needs
- Satisfying needs of second depend on first
What is Erickson's theory? - Answer--eight stages
- each of these stages called conflicts
- success develops strong social and emotional life
- compared to Sigmund Freud
- recognized as a developmental psychologist
