Growth & Development: Exam 1
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Which age group is most likely to exhibit parallel play?
A. Adolescents
B. School-age children
✔✔C. Toddlers
D. Infants
Which stage of Erikson's theory is associated with preschoolers?
A. Trust vs. Mistrust
✔✔B. Initiative vs. Guilt
C. Industry vs. Inferiority
D. Identity vs. Role Confusion
At what age do most infants begin to sit without support?
A. 2 months
B. 4 months
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,✔✔C. 6 months
D. 9 months
Which toy is most appropriate for a 4-month-old infant?
A. Building blocks
B. Puzzle with large pieces
✔✔C. Soft rattle
D. Crayons
What is the expected weight gain for an infant by 12 months?
A. Double the birth weight
✔✔B. Triple the birth weight
C. Gain 5 pounds
D. Stay the same
Which behavior best indicates a 9-month-old has developed object permanence?
A. Cries when held by a stranger
✔✔B. Looks for a toy after it's hidden
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,C. Smiles at own reflection
D. Repeats babbling sounds
What is the most important task of adolescence?
✔✔A. Establishing identity
B. Learning to walk
C. Potty training
D. Beginning school
Which activity best promotes fine motor development in a 5-year-old?
A. Riding a tricycle
B. Running and jumping
C. Playing with a ball
✔✔D. Drawing with crayons
What stage of Piaget’s theory applies to infants?
✔✔A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
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, C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operational
Which of the following is a characteristic of the preoperational stage?
A. Abstract thinking
B. Logical reasoning
✔✔C. Egocentrism
D. Conservation of volume
At what age do children typically begin to lose their primary teeth?
A. 3 years
B. 4 years
✔✔C. 6 years
D. 9 years
Which of these reflexes disappears around 4 to 6 months of age?
✔✔A. Moro reflex
B. Babinski reflex
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which age group is most likely to exhibit parallel play?
A. Adolescents
B. School-age children
✔✔C. Toddlers
D. Infants
Which stage of Erikson's theory is associated with preschoolers?
A. Trust vs. Mistrust
✔✔B. Initiative vs. Guilt
C. Industry vs. Inferiority
D. Identity vs. Role Confusion
At what age do most infants begin to sit without support?
A. 2 months
B. 4 months
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,✔✔C. 6 months
D. 9 months
Which toy is most appropriate for a 4-month-old infant?
A. Building blocks
B. Puzzle with large pieces
✔✔C. Soft rattle
D. Crayons
What is the expected weight gain for an infant by 12 months?
A. Double the birth weight
✔✔B. Triple the birth weight
C. Gain 5 pounds
D. Stay the same
Which behavior best indicates a 9-month-old has developed object permanence?
A. Cries when held by a stranger
✔✔B. Looks for a toy after it's hidden
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,C. Smiles at own reflection
D. Repeats babbling sounds
What is the most important task of adolescence?
✔✔A. Establishing identity
B. Learning to walk
C. Potty training
D. Beginning school
Which activity best promotes fine motor development in a 5-year-old?
A. Riding a tricycle
B. Running and jumping
C. Playing with a ball
✔✔D. Drawing with crayons
What stage of Piaget’s theory applies to infants?
✔✔A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
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, C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operational
Which of the following is a characteristic of the preoperational stage?
A. Abstract thinking
B. Logical reasoning
✔✔C. Egocentrism
D. Conservation of volume
At what age do children typically begin to lose their primary teeth?
A. 3 years
B. 4 years
✔✔C. 6 years
D. 9 years
Which of these reflexes disappears around 4 to 6 months of age?
✔✔A. Moro reflex
B. Babinski reflex
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