ECD 131 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
Based on what you have read in this chapter, which of these options is a
major influence on a child's growth and development?
a. being in a quiet environment
b. availability of childcare
c. access to a lot of toys
d. observation of the human face Ans✓✓✓d. observation of the human
face
What is an early warning sign that a child might have autism?
a. saying single words by 16 months.
b. making infrequent eye contact with adults and children
c. not turning their head when their name is called by 1 month
d. responding to familiar voices at home Ans✓✓✓b. making infrequent
eye contact with adults and children
What are components of the cognitive-transactional and interaction
theory?
a. Language acquisition develops from basic social and emotional
drives.
b. Instruction should be provided in the zone between a child's
independent language level and the level at which they can function with
adult help.
,c. Children are shaped by transactions with the people in their
environment.
d. The teacher's role is only to provide interesting independent activities
for a child. Ans✓✓✓a. Language acquisition develops from basic social
and emotional drives.
b. Instruction should be provided in the zone between a child's
independent language level and the level at which they can function with
adult help.
c. Children are shaped by transactions with the people in their
environment.
When introducing games such as Peek-A-Boo or Patty Cake to an infant,
caregivers can help the child enjoy the activity by:
a. keeping their face very close to the child's face.
b. imitating the child's vocalizations.
c. correcting the child if they do something wrong.
d. pausing to wait for the child's response. Ans✓✓✓b. imitating the
child's vocalizations.
d. pausing to wait for the child's response.
What can have a negative impact on infants' brain development?
a. unpredictable, traumatic, chaotic, or neglectful environments
b. using gestures instead of words
c. energetic music, singing, and dancing
d. frequent talking and using nonsense words
,Hide Feedback Ans✓✓✓a. unpredictable, traumatic, chaotic, or
neglectful environments.
Which of these behaviors used by adults help a baby learn about how
language works?
a. using simpler words and syntax
b. speaking in a sing-song, rhythmic way
c. talking very loudly
d. maintaining eye contact when playing with a baby
Hide Feedback Ans✓✓✓a. using simpler words and syntax
b. speaking in a sing-song, rhythmic way
d. maintaining eye contact when playing with a baby
The brain development called "pruning" that makes the brain more
efficient may start in toddlerhood and can have a negative impact on
children's second language acquisition. Ans✓✓✓a. True
What can assessments of infants help child caregivers determine?
a. why a child looks unhappy
b. areas where support is needed
c. which educational video to show
d. parent confidence in infant handling Ans✓✓✓b. areas where support
is needed
, Infants as young as one or two days old can imitate their parent's head
movements and facial behaviors. Ans✓✓✓a. True
What characteristics support infants' language development in a
childcare center?
a. Caregivers use assessments only for their use and don't share with
parents.
b. Caregivers use a curriculum that does not change.
c. Caregivers observe infants' interactions with others.
d. Caregivers monitor infants' developmental milestones. Ans✓✓✓c.
Caregivers observe infants' interactions with others.
d. Caregivers monitor infants' developmental milestones.
A caregiver who can interpret and respond to a child's cries and actions
helps the child understand what about herself?
a. She is an effective communicator.
b. She can cry all the time.
c. She is not understood.
d. She can demand anything. Ans✓✓✓a. She is an effective
communicator.
Since children mentally build hypotheses from experiences, a childcare
facility staff that provides infants with hands-on exploratory activities
where the adults help children put their findings and discoveries into
words is characteristic of which theory of language emergence?
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
Based on what you have read in this chapter, which of these options is a
major influence on a child's growth and development?
a. being in a quiet environment
b. availability of childcare
c. access to a lot of toys
d. observation of the human face Ans✓✓✓d. observation of the human
face
What is an early warning sign that a child might have autism?
a. saying single words by 16 months.
b. making infrequent eye contact with adults and children
c. not turning their head when their name is called by 1 month
d. responding to familiar voices at home Ans✓✓✓b. making infrequent
eye contact with adults and children
What are components of the cognitive-transactional and interaction
theory?
a. Language acquisition develops from basic social and emotional
drives.
b. Instruction should be provided in the zone between a child's
independent language level and the level at which they can function with
adult help.
,c. Children are shaped by transactions with the people in their
environment.
d. The teacher's role is only to provide interesting independent activities
for a child. Ans✓✓✓a. Language acquisition develops from basic social
and emotional drives.
b. Instruction should be provided in the zone between a child's
independent language level and the level at which they can function with
adult help.
c. Children are shaped by transactions with the people in their
environment.
When introducing games such as Peek-A-Boo or Patty Cake to an infant,
caregivers can help the child enjoy the activity by:
a. keeping their face very close to the child's face.
b. imitating the child's vocalizations.
c. correcting the child if they do something wrong.
d. pausing to wait for the child's response. Ans✓✓✓b. imitating the
child's vocalizations.
d. pausing to wait for the child's response.
What can have a negative impact on infants' brain development?
a. unpredictable, traumatic, chaotic, or neglectful environments
b. using gestures instead of words
c. energetic music, singing, and dancing
d. frequent talking and using nonsense words
,Hide Feedback Ans✓✓✓a. unpredictable, traumatic, chaotic, or
neglectful environments.
Which of these behaviors used by adults help a baby learn about how
language works?
a. using simpler words and syntax
b. speaking in a sing-song, rhythmic way
c. talking very loudly
d. maintaining eye contact when playing with a baby
Hide Feedback Ans✓✓✓a. using simpler words and syntax
b. speaking in a sing-song, rhythmic way
d. maintaining eye contact when playing with a baby
The brain development called "pruning" that makes the brain more
efficient may start in toddlerhood and can have a negative impact on
children's second language acquisition. Ans✓✓✓a. True
What can assessments of infants help child caregivers determine?
a. why a child looks unhappy
b. areas where support is needed
c. which educational video to show
d. parent confidence in infant handling Ans✓✓✓b. areas where support
is needed
, Infants as young as one or two days old can imitate their parent's head
movements and facial behaviors. Ans✓✓✓a. True
What characteristics support infants' language development in a
childcare center?
a. Caregivers use assessments only for their use and don't share with
parents.
b. Caregivers use a curriculum that does not change.
c. Caregivers observe infants' interactions with others.
d. Caregivers monitor infants' developmental milestones. Ans✓✓✓c.
Caregivers observe infants' interactions with others.
d. Caregivers monitor infants' developmental milestones.
A caregiver who can interpret and respond to a child's cries and actions
helps the child understand what about herself?
a. She is an effective communicator.
b. She can cry all the time.
c. She is not understood.
d. She can demand anything. Ans✓✓✓a. She is an effective
communicator.
Since children mentally build hypotheses from experiences, a childcare
facility staff that provides infants with hands-on exploratory activities
where the adults help children put their findings and discoveries into
words is characteristic of which theory of language emergence?
