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Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective, 7e (Trawick-Smith)
Chapter 1 Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse World

1.1 Multiple Choice: Recall Questions

1) Which of the following statements best describes the process of child development?
A) Children acquire more knowledge and grow larger and stronger over time.
B) Children are "emerging selves;" they mature over time, just as other organisms unfold.
C) Children's abilities and knowledge are shaped by caring adults within their environment.
D) Children's knowledge and physical abilities increase and also change qualitatively over time.
Answer: D

2) Qualitative development involves:
A) transformations in the processes of thinking, feeling, and moving.
B) growing complexity in biological functions only.
C) the formation of diverse affective states.
D) the acquisition of more knowledge and skills.
Answer: A

3) Which of the following best explains the statement "Children are almost different people from
one developmental stage to the next"?
A) Temperamental shift occurs, causing a quiet child to become bold and active or a shy child to
become outgoing.
B) Children's facial structure and stature change so markedly that they appear to be very different
people.
C) Personalities vary drastically from one developmental stage to another.
D) Children think and behave in qualitatively different ways as they develop.
Answer: D

4) Development is best described as:
A) qualitative and quantitative changes over time.
B) physical and mental growth of humans from birth to old age.
C) acceleration of mental and physical functions with age.
D) the acquisition of knowledge and physical skill during the life cycle.
Answer: A

5) Early childhood development is defined in the field of education as development:
A) of mental operations from birth to five years.
B) which begins with the child's first words and ends with formal operational thought in
adolescence.
C) from the preschool years to the primary grades.
D) from conception and birth to age eight.
Answer: D




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D) it %xsemphasizes %xseducation, %xshealth %xsservices, %xsand %xsemotional
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,11) Socioeconomic %xsstatus, %xsor %xsSES, %xsdoes %xsNOT %xsusually %xstake %xsinto %xsaccount:
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B) level %xsof %xseducation.
C) occupation %xsof %xsprimary %xswage %xsearners.
D) ethnicity.
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% x s D




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%xsoptions %xshere. %xsAnswer: % x s D



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