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Early Childhood Development
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A Multicultural Perspective
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8th Edition
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Jeffrey Trawick-Smith
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, TableloflContents
Chapterl1:lStudyinglEarlylChildhoodlDevelopmentlinlalDiverselW orld
LearninglOutcomelQuizzes 1
ApplicationlExercises 12
TestlItems 14
TestlAnswerlKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in aDiverse W
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Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
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LearninglOutcomel 1.1:lDefinel earlylchildhoodl developmentl andl explainl howlqualitativeldevelopm
entlisldifferentlfromlquantitativeldevelopment.
[Q1]
Accordingltoltheltextbook,lwhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslbestldefineslearlylchildhoodldevelopmen
t?
1. Thel increasel inl knowledgel andl numberl ofl skillsl ofl youngl childrenl overl thel firstl 5l yearsl ofllife
2. Thelprocessloflqualitativelandlquantitativelchangeslinlchildrenlfromlbirthltolagel8l[correct]
3. Thelincreaselinlsensorimotorlintelligencelbetweenlagesl3landl9
4. Thelfixedlorderloflacquiringlskillslandlknowledgelatleachlagelfromlbirthltolagel7
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel1]
Thislstatementlsuggestslthatlchildrenlsimplylacquirelgreaterlknowledgelandlabilitieslasltheylage—
alpurelylquantitativelview—
andldoeslnotladdresslqualitativelchanges.lAlso,learlylchildhoodlisldefinedlaslbirthltolagel8linlthelbook.
[FeedbacklforlCorrectlAnswerl2]
Childrenldolnotlsimplylbecomellargerlorlobtainlmorelknowledgelasltheyldevelop.lAsltheyldevelop,lthe
ylbecomelqualitativelyldifferentlpeople,lthinkinglandlbehavinglinluniquelyldifferentlways.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel3]
Thislstatementladdresseslonlylonelkindloflintelligencelthatloccurslinlinfancy.lItldoeslnotlincludelotherl
domains,lsuchlaslphysicallorlsocialldevelopment,lorltypesloflthinkinglthatlappearlafterlinfancy.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel4]
Thisl statementl suggestslthatl alll childrenl willl acquirel skillsl orl knowledgel inl alfixedl order,l whichlislnotla
lwayslthelcase.
[Q2]
Whichl ofl thelfollowingl isl thel bestl examplel ofl al childl becomingl alqualitatively,l notl justlquantitatively,ld
ifferentlpersonlwithldevelopment?
1. Alchildlovercomeslfearslbylhavinglaldeeperlunderstandingloflthelworld.l[correct]
2. Alchildlacquireslmorelmathematicallskillslandlconcepts.
3. Alchildlformslalwiderlnetworkloflfriendshipslandlacquaintances.
4. Alchildlbecomeslattachedltolmultiplelcaregivers,lincludinglteacherslandlparents.
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, [FeedbacklforlCorrectlAnswerl1]
Inl development,l al childl doesl notl simplyl acquirel morel experiencel orl knowledgel aboutl thingslthatla
relfrightening;lthelchildlcanlnowlinterpretlandlapplylhislorlherlknowledgeltolovercomeltheselfears.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel2]
Thislstatementlimplieslthatlinldevelopmentlchildrenlsimplyllearnlmoreloflsomething—
inlthislcase,lmorelskillslorlknowledge.lItldoeslnotlrecognizelthatlchildrenlthinklandlsolvelproblemslco
mpletelyldifferently.lTheylcanlapplylandlrefinelskillslandlknowledgelinlnewlwayslasltheyldevelop.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel3]
Thislanswerlislfocusedlonlquantitativelchangeslinldevelopment—
simplylmakinglmorelfriendslandl acquaintances.l Itl doesl notl addressl howl thel naturel ofl friendshipsl orl
thel child’sl knowledgelorlsociallbehaviorslchangelwithldevelopment.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel4]
Thislanswerlsuggestslthatlattachmentltolcaregiverslislsimplylthelprocessloflbecominglattachedltolmo
relpeople—
alpurelylquantitativelviewloflthislaspectlofldevelopment.lItldoeslnotladdresslhowlthelqualitylofltheselrel
ationshipslchangeslwithldevelopment.
[Q3]
Whichl ofl thel followingl examplesl relatesl mostl specificallyl tol quantitativel changel inl al child’sldevelopment?
1. Graysonlhaslalstrategylforlfiguringloutlwhichlbowllislbiggerlthanlthelothers
2. Graysonlstoppedlbeinglegocentriclandltakingltoyslawaylfromlothers
3. Graysonlgrewltwolincheslinlthelpastlsixlmonthsl[correct]
4. Graysonlnowlaskslforlmilklratherlthanlcryinglforlit
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel1]
Grayson’sl developmentl ofl al strategyl forl figuringl outl whichl bowll isl biggestl isl anl examplel oflqualit
ativelchange.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel2]
Grayson’slchangelinlshowingllesslegocentrismlislanlexampleloflqualitativelchange.
[FeedbacklforlCorrectlAnswerl3]
Grayson’slgrowthlinlheightlrepresentslquantitativelchange.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel4]
Grayson’sl developmentall changel froml cryingl forl milkl tol askingl forl itl representsl qualitativelchan
ge.
[Q4]
Theldefinitionloflchildldevelopmentlincludeslwhichloflthelfollowing?
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Early Childhood Development
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A Multicultural Perspective
l l
8th Edition
l
Jeffrey Trawick-Smith
l
, TableloflContents
Chapterl1:lStudyinglEarlylChildhoodlDevelopmentlinlalDiverselW orld
LearninglOutcomelQuizzes 1
ApplicationlExercises 12
TestlItems 14
TestlAnswerlKey 23
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in aDiverse W
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orld
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
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LearninglOutcomel 1.1:lDefinel earlylchildhoodl developmentl andl explainl howlqualitativeldevelopm
entlisldifferentlfromlquantitativeldevelopment.
[Q1]
Accordingltoltheltextbook,lwhichloflthelfollowinglstatementslbestldefineslearlylchildhoodldevelopmen
t?
1. Thel increasel inl knowledgel andl numberl ofl skillsl ofl youngl childrenl overl thel firstl 5l yearsl ofllife
2. Thelprocessloflqualitativelandlquantitativelchangeslinlchildrenlfromlbirthltolagel8l[correct]
3. Thelincreaselinlsensorimotorlintelligencelbetweenlagesl3landl9
4. Thelfixedlorderloflacquiringlskillslandlknowledgelatleachlagelfromlbirthltolagel7
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel1]
Thislstatementlsuggestslthatlchildrenlsimplylacquirelgreaterlknowledgelandlabilitieslasltheylage—
alpurelylquantitativelview—
andldoeslnotladdresslqualitativelchanges.lAlso,learlylchildhoodlisldefinedlaslbirthltolagel8linlthelbook.
[FeedbacklforlCorrectlAnswerl2]
Childrenldolnotlsimplylbecomellargerlorlobtainlmorelknowledgelasltheyldevelop.lAsltheyldevelop,lthe
ylbecomelqualitativelyldifferentlpeople,lthinkinglandlbehavinglinluniquelyldifferentlways.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel3]
Thislstatementladdresseslonlylonelkindloflintelligencelthatloccurslinlinfancy.lItldoeslnotlincludelotherl
domains,lsuchlaslphysicallorlsocialldevelopment,lorltypesloflthinkinglthatlappearlafterlinfancy.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel4]
Thisl statementl suggestslthatl alll childrenl willl acquirel skillsl orl knowledgel inl alfixedl order,l whichlislnotla
lwayslthelcase.
[Q2]
Whichl ofl thelfollowingl isl thel bestl examplel ofl al childl becomingl alqualitatively,l notl justlquantitatively,ld
ifferentlpersonlwithldevelopment?
1. Alchildlovercomeslfearslbylhavinglaldeeperlunderstandingloflthelworld.l[correct]
2. Alchildlacquireslmorelmathematicallskillslandlconcepts.
3. Alchildlformslalwiderlnetworkloflfriendshipslandlacquaintances.
4. Alchildlbecomeslattachedltolmultiplelcaregivers,lincludinglteacherslandlparents.
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, [FeedbacklforlCorrectlAnswerl1]
Inl development,l al childl doesl notl simplyl acquirel morel experiencel orl knowledgel aboutl thingslthatla
relfrightening;lthelchildlcanlnowlinterpretlandlapplylhislorlherlknowledgeltolovercomeltheselfears.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel2]
Thislstatementlimplieslthatlinldevelopmentlchildrenlsimplyllearnlmoreloflsomething—
inlthislcase,lmorelskillslorlknowledge.lItldoeslnotlrecognizelthatlchildrenlthinklandlsolvelproblemslco
mpletelyldifferently.lTheylcanlapplylandlrefinelskillslandlknowledgelinlnewlwayslasltheyldevelop.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel3]
Thislanswerlislfocusedlonlquantitativelchangeslinldevelopment—
simplylmakinglmorelfriendslandl acquaintances.l Itl doesl notl addressl howl thel naturel ofl friendshipsl orl
thel child’sl knowledgelorlsociallbehaviorslchangelwithldevelopment.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel4]
Thislanswerlsuggestslthatlattachmentltolcaregiverslislsimplylthelprocessloflbecominglattachedltolmo
relpeople—
alpurelylquantitativelviewloflthislaspectlofldevelopment.lItldoeslnotladdresslhowlthelqualitylofltheselrel
ationshipslchangeslwithldevelopment.
[Q3]
Whichl ofl thel followingl examplesl relatesl mostl specificallyl tol quantitativel changel inl al child’sldevelopment?
1. Graysonlhaslalstrategylforlfiguringloutlwhichlbowllislbiggerlthanlthelothers
2. Graysonlstoppedlbeinglegocentriclandltakingltoyslawaylfromlothers
3. Graysonlgrewltwolincheslinlthelpastlsixlmonthsl[correct]
4. Graysonlnowlaskslforlmilklratherlthanlcryinglforlit
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel1]
Grayson’sl developmentl ofl al strategyl forl figuringl outl whichl bowll isl biggestl isl anl examplel oflqualit
ativelchange.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel2]
Grayson’slchangelinlshowingllesslegocentrismlislanlexampleloflqualitativelchange.
[FeedbacklforlCorrectlAnswerl3]
Grayson’slgrowthlinlheightlrepresentslquantitativelchange.
[FeedbacklforlAnswerlChoicel4]
Grayson’sl developmentall changel froml cryingl forl milkl tol askingl forl itl representsl qualitativelchan
ge.
[Q4]
Theldefinitionloflchildldevelopmentlincludeslwhichloflthelfollowing?
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