TestBank
EarlyChildhoodDevelopment
AMulticulturalPerspective
8th Edition
JeffreyTrawick-Smith
, TablejofjContents
Chapterj1:jStudyingjEarlyjChildhoodjDevelopmentjinjajDiversejWorld
LearningjOutcomejQuizzes 1
ApplicationjExercises 12
TestjItems 14
TestjAnswerjKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse
j j j j j j j j j
World
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
j j j j
Learningj Outcomej 1.1:j Definej earlyj childhoodj developmentj andj explainj howj qualitativejdev
elopmentjisjdifferentjfromjquantitativejdevelopment.
[Q1]
Accordingj toj thej textbook,j whichj ofj thej followingj statementsj bestj definesj earlyj childhoodj
devel opment?
1.Thejincreasejinjknowledgejandjnumberjofjskillsjofjyoungjchildrenjoverjthejfirstj5jyearsjofjlife
2.Thejprocessjofjqualitativejandjquantitativejchangesjinjchildrenjfromjbirthjtojagej8j[correct]
3.Thejincreasejinjsensorimotorjintelligencejbetweenjagesj3jandj9
4.Thejfixedjorderjofjacquiringjskillsjandjknowledgejatjeachjagejfromjbirthjtojagej7
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej1]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjchildrenjsimplyjacquirejgreaterjknowledgejandjabilitiesjasjtheyjage—aj
purelyj quantitativej view—
andj doesj notj addressj qualitativej changes.j Also,j
earlyjchildhoodjisjdefinedjasjbirthjtojagej8jinjthejb ook.
[FeedbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj2]
Childrenjdojnotjsimplyjbecomejlargerjorjobtainjmorejknowledgejasjtheyjdevelop.jAsjtheyjdevelop,jth
eyjbecomejqualitativelyjdifferentjpeople,jthinkingjandjbehavingjinjuniquelyjdifferentjways.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej3]
Thisjstatementjaddressesjonlyjonejkindjofjintelligencejthatjoccursjinjinfancy.jItjdoesjnotjincludejother
jdomains,jsuchjasjphysicaljorjsocialjdevelopment,jorjtypesjofjthinkingjthatjappearjafterjinfancy.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej4]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjalljchildrenjwilljacquirejskillsjorjknowledgejinjajfixedjorder,jwhichj isjnotj
alwaysjthejcase.
[Q2]
Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjthejbestjexamplejofjajchildjbecomingjajqualitatively,jnotjjustjquantitatively,jd
ifferentjpersonjwithjdevelopment?
1.Ajchildjovercomesjfearsjbyjhavingjajdeeperjunderstandingjofjthejworld.j[correct]
2.Ajchildjacquiresjmorejmathematicaljskillsjandjconcepts.
3.Ajchildjformsjajwiderjnetworkjofjfriendshipsjandjacquaintances.
4.Ajchildjbecomesjattachedjtojmultiplejcaregivers,jincludingjteachersjandjparents.
1
, [FeedbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj1]
Injdevelopment,jajchildjdoesjnotjsimplyjacquirejmorejexperiencejorjknowledgejaboutjthingsj thatjar
ejfrightening;jthejchildjcanjnowjinterpretjandjapplyjhisjorjherjknowledgejtojovercomejthesejfears.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej2]
Thisjstatementjimpliesjthatjinjdevelopmentjchildrenjsimplyjlearnjmorejofjsomething—
injthisj case,jmorejskillsjorjknowledge.jItjdoesjnotjrecognizejthatjchildrenjthinkjandjsolvejproblemsjc
ompletelyjdifferently.jTheyjcanjapplyjandjrefinejskillsjandjknowledgejinjnewjwaysjasjtheyjdevelop.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej3]
Thisjanswerjisjfocusedjonjquantitativejchangesjinjdevelopment—
simplyjmakingjmorejfriendsj andjacquaintances.jItjdoesjnotjaddressjhowjthejnaturejofjfriendshipsj
orjthejchild’sjknowledgejorjsocialjbehaviorsjchangejwithjdevelopment.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej4]
Thisjanswerjsuggestsjthatjattachmentjtojcaregiversjisjsimplyjthejprocessjofjbecomingjattachedjtojm
orejpeople—
ajpurelyjquantitativejviewjofjthisjaspectjofjdevelopment.jItjdoesjnotjaddressj howjthejqualityjofjthesej
relationshipsjchangesjwithjdevelopment.
[Q3]
Whichj ofj thej followingj examplesj relatesj mostj specificallyj toj quantitativej changej inj aj
child’sjdev elopment?
1.Graysonjhasjajstrategyjforjfiguringjoutjwhichjbowljisjbiggerjthanjthejothers
2.Graysonjstoppedjbeingjegocentricjandjtakingjtoysjawayjfromjothers
3.Graysonjgrewjtwojinchesjinjthejpastjsixjmonthsj[correct]
4.Graysonjnowjasksjforjmilkjratherjthanjcryingjforjit
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej1]
Grayson’sj developmentj ofj aj strategyj forjfiguringj outj whichj bowlj isj biggestj isj anj examplej
ofjqual itativejchange.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej2]
Grayson’sjchangejinjshowingjlessjegocentrismjisjanjexamplejofjqualitativejchange.
[FeedbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj3]
Grayson’sjgrowthjinjheightjrepresentsjquantitativejchange.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej4]
Grayson’sj developmentalj changej fromj cryingj forj milkj toj askingj forj itj representsj
qualitativejchan ge.
[Q4]
Thejdefinitionjofjchildjdevelopmentjincludesjwhichjofjthejfollowing?
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EarlyChildhoodDevelopment
AMulticulturalPerspective
8th Edition
JeffreyTrawick-Smith
, TablejofjContents
Chapterj1:jStudyingjEarlyjChildhoodjDevelopmentjinjajDiversejWorld
LearningjOutcomejQuizzes 1
ApplicationjExercises 12
TestjItems 14
TestjAnswerjKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse
j j j j j j j j j
World
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
j j j j
Learningj Outcomej 1.1:j Definej earlyj childhoodj developmentj andj explainj howj qualitativejdev
elopmentjisjdifferentjfromjquantitativejdevelopment.
[Q1]
Accordingj toj thej textbook,j whichj ofj thej followingj statementsj bestj definesj earlyj childhoodj
devel opment?
1.Thejincreasejinjknowledgejandjnumberjofjskillsjofjyoungjchildrenjoverjthejfirstj5jyearsjofjlife
2.Thejprocessjofjqualitativejandjquantitativejchangesjinjchildrenjfromjbirthjtojagej8j[correct]
3.Thejincreasejinjsensorimotorjintelligencejbetweenjagesj3jandj9
4.Thejfixedjorderjofjacquiringjskillsjandjknowledgejatjeachjagejfromjbirthjtojagej7
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej1]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjchildrenjsimplyjacquirejgreaterjknowledgejandjabilitiesjasjtheyjage—aj
purelyj quantitativej view—
andj doesj notj addressj qualitativej changes.j Also,j
earlyjchildhoodjisjdefinedjasjbirthjtojagej8jinjthejb ook.
[FeedbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj2]
Childrenjdojnotjsimplyjbecomejlargerjorjobtainjmorejknowledgejasjtheyjdevelop.jAsjtheyjdevelop,jth
eyjbecomejqualitativelyjdifferentjpeople,jthinkingjandjbehavingjinjuniquelyjdifferentjways.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej3]
Thisjstatementjaddressesjonlyjonejkindjofjintelligencejthatjoccursjinjinfancy.jItjdoesjnotjincludejother
jdomains,jsuchjasjphysicaljorjsocialjdevelopment,jorjtypesjofjthinkingjthatjappearjafterjinfancy.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej4]
Thisjstatementjsuggestsjthatjalljchildrenjwilljacquirejskillsjorjknowledgejinjajfixedjorder,jwhichj isjnotj
alwaysjthejcase.
[Q2]
Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjthejbestjexamplejofjajchildjbecomingjajqualitatively,jnotjjustjquantitatively,jd
ifferentjpersonjwithjdevelopment?
1.Ajchildjovercomesjfearsjbyjhavingjajdeeperjunderstandingjofjthejworld.j[correct]
2.Ajchildjacquiresjmorejmathematicaljskillsjandjconcepts.
3.Ajchildjformsjajwiderjnetworkjofjfriendshipsjandjacquaintances.
4.Ajchildjbecomesjattachedjtojmultiplejcaregivers,jincludingjteachersjandjparents.
1
, [FeedbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj1]
Injdevelopment,jajchildjdoesjnotjsimplyjacquirejmorejexperiencejorjknowledgejaboutjthingsj thatjar
ejfrightening;jthejchildjcanjnowjinterpretjandjapplyjhisjorjherjknowledgejtojovercomejthesejfears.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej2]
Thisjstatementjimpliesjthatjinjdevelopmentjchildrenjsimplyjlearnjmorejofjsomething—
injthisj case,jmorejskillsjorjknowledge.jItjdoesjnotjrecognizejthatjchildrenjthinkjandjsolvejproblemsjc
ompletelyjdifferently.jTheyjcanjapplyjandjrefinejskillsjandjknowledgejinjnewjwaysjasjtheyjdevelop.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej3]
Thisjanswerjisjfocusedjonjquantitativejchangesjinjdevelopment—
simplyjmakingjmorejfriendsj andjacquaintances.jItjdoesjnotjaddressjhowjthejnaturejofjfriendshipsj
orjthejchild’sjknowledgejorjsocialjbehaviorsjchangejwithjdevelopment.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej4]
Thisjanswerjsuggestsjthatjattachmentjtojcaregiversjisjsimplyjthejprocessjofjbecomingjattachedjtojm
orejpeople—
ajpurelyjquantitativejviewjofjthisjaspectjofjdevelopment.jItjdoesjnotjaddressj howjthejqualityjofjthesej
relationshipsjchangesjwithjdevelopment.
[Q3]
Whichj ofj thej followingj examplesj relatesj mostj specificallyj toj quantitativej changej inj aj
child’sjdev elopment?
1.Graysonjhasjajstrategyjforjfiguringjoutjwhichjbowljisjbiggerjthanjthejothers
2.Graysonjstoppedjbeingjegocentricjandjtakingjtoysjawayjfromjothers
3.Graysonjgrewjtwojinchesjinjthejpastjsixjmonthsj[correct]
4.Graysonjnowjasksjforjmilkjratherjthanjcryingjforjit
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej1]
Grayson’sj developmentj ofj aj strategyj forjfiguringj outj whichj bowlj isj biggestj isj anj examplej
ofjqual itativejchange.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej2]
Grayson’sjchangejinjshowingjlessjegocentrismjisjanjexamplejofjqualitativejchange.
[FeedbackjforjCorrectjAnswerj3]
Grayson’sjgrowthjinjheightjrepresentsjquantitativejchange.
[FeedbackjforjAnswerjChoicej4]
Grayson’sj developmentalj changej fromj cryingj forj milkj toj askingj forj itj representsj
qualitativejchan ge.
[Q4]
Thejdefinitionjofjchildjdevelopmentjincludesjwhichjofjthejfollowing?
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