CGDR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is child development best defined as?
- (answer)Changes that occur as a child grows and learns
What general pattern does development follow? - (answer)Head to toe and center outward
What is true about child development? - (answer)Development occurs in predictable stages but at
different rates
What influences development? - (answer)Both heredity and environment
Which area of development involves problem-solving and memory? - (answer)Cognitive
What do gross motor skills involve? - (answer)Large muscle movements
When are fine motor skills used? - (answer)Cutting with scissors
What is part of language development? - (answer)Understanding and using language
What does a child learning to feed themselves show? - (answer)Adaptive skills
What does social-emotional development include? - (answer)Understanding feelings and relationships
What is an infant's main developmental task? - (answer)Learn to trust caregivers
, CGDR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are toddlers learning to do? - (answer)Be independent and explore safely
How do preschoolers learn? - (answer)Through pretend play and imagination
What do school-age children develop? - (answer)Independence and teamwork
What do adolescents focus on? - (answer)Developing a sense of identity
What most influences brain development? - (answer)Early experiences and relationships
How can poor nutrition affect children? - (answer)Physical and cognitive growth
What tends to happen to children raised in supportive environments? - (answer)They thrive in all areas
of development
What can stress and trauma do to development? - (answer)Delay development
What is an example of a genetic influence? - (answer)Eye color
When does the brain grow fastest? - (answer)Birth to age three
When do brain connections strengthen? - (answer)When experiences are repeated and positive
What helps develop language and literacy in children? - (answer)Talking and reading to children
What do positive interactions with adults build? - (answer)Trust and security
What is child development best defined as?
- (answer)Changes that occur as a child grows and learns
What general pattern does development follow? - (answer)Head to toe and center outward
What is true about child development? - (answer)Development occurs in predictable stages but at
different rates
What influences development? - (answer)Both heredity and environment
Which area of development involves problem-solving and memory? - (answer)Cognitive
What do gross motor skills involve? - (answer)Large muscle movements
When are fine motor skills used? - (answer)Cutting with scissors
What is part of language development? - (answer)Understanding and using language
What does a child learning to feed themselves show? - (answer)Adaptive skills
What does social-emotional development include? - (answer)Understanding feelings and relationships
What is an infant's main developmental task? - (answer)Learn to trust caregivers
, CGDR EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are toddlers learning to do? - (answer)Be independent and explore safely
How do preschoolers learn? - (answer)Through pretend play and imagination
What do school-age children develop? - (answer)Independence and teamwork
What do adolescents focus on? - (answer)Developing a sense of identity
What most influences brain development? - (answer)Early experiences and relationships
How can poor nutrition affect children? - (answer)Physical and cognitive growth
What tends to happen to children raised in supportive environments? - (answer)They thrive in all areas
of development
What can stress and trauma do to development? - (answer)Delay development
What is an example of a genetic influence? - (answer)Eye color
When does the brain grow fastest? - (answer)Birth to age three
When do brain connections strengthen? - (answer)When experiences are repeated and positive
What helps develop language and literacy in children? - (answer)Talking and reading to children
What do positive interactions with adults build? - (answer)Trust and security
