TECA 1354 Child Growth & Development BLINN Chapter 1

According to our text authors, what are the three broad domains of development? Question 8 options: A) Physical, cognitive, and social emotional B) Height, weight, and age C) Personality, social reasoning, and temperament D) Thinking, cognition, and reasoning

A

Miguel's vocabulary seems to explode in a very short time period. We can conclude that Miguel is in which of the four major periods of development? Question 5 options: A) Early Childhood B) Adolescence C) Toddlerhood D) Middle Childhood Save

A

Maria gradually improves her reading abilities from first through fourth grade. Maria's reading improvement is an example of what developmental process? Question 12 options: A) Maturation B) Continuous C) Quantitative D) Discontinuous

B

The authors of our text differentiate four periods of development: beginnings, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. These time period segments are commonly used to organize discussions of child development because they tend to be characterized by: Question 4 options: A) performance on age-appropriate school readiness tests. B) the physical capabilities of children. C) the age of the children. D) particular patterns of limitations and growing capabilities.

D

What developmental changes are relatively unaffected by environment? Question 10 options: A) A child's identity B) Cognitive skill development C) Emotional development D) Growth and maturation Save

D

Which of the following children is experiencing a developmental change? Question 3 options: A) Eight-year-old Cory broke his arm while playing flag football after school. B) Seven-year-old Sherra developed a bad case of measles after being exposed at a slumber party. C) Twelve-year-old Pedro got braces on his teeth to correct an overbite and misalignment. D) Four-year-old Kara made a bow in her shoelace and tied her sneakers for the first time.

D

Which one of the following examples illustrates qualitative change in development? Question 13 options: A) Bart practices and gradually improves his ability to throw a football. B) Riki reads every night and develops a large vocabulary for his age. C) Aza advances from Piaget's sensorimotor stage to the preoperational stage. D) Maya learns a new memory strategy and memorizes the stages of development. Save

c