DCF Child Growth and Development (CGAD)
Exam Questions with Correct Verified Answers |
Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+.
Growth proceeds from the _____ downward and from the center of the ____
outward. (p. 3) - Correct Answer - head and body
An increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated
and involves progression where child gains refined knowledge, behaviors and
skills. - Correct Answer - Development
The following are _________ between children in growth:
1. growth proceeds from head down
2. control of head and neck first, then arms, then legs
3. brain, heart and spinal cord are fully functional at birth
4. arm and leg muscles first then fingers and toes - Correct Answer - Similarities
between children in growth
Principle ____: children develop in relatively the same ways, there is a typical
sequence of development that occurs as the child grows, behaviors and skills
emerge in the same order - Correct Answer - Principle 1
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,Principle _____: body changes in a sequence and gives new abilities; as brain
develops, cognitive skills improve - Correct Answer - Principle 2
1.
What does Maslow's Hierarchy mean to child care professionals? - Correct Answer
- Basic needs must be met first, if not, self-worth suffers. Awareness of family
circumstances can help caregivers know what needs are or are not being met.
Who came up with the following and what is it
called? There are 8 total
first 4 deal with birth - 12 (where children develop ability to learn) Emotional
development is a serious of conflicts that must be resolved before proceeding to
the next. Moving through the conflicts successfully ensures social and emotional
stability - Correct Answer - Erik Erikson
Conflicts in emotional development
What are the first 4 stages of conflict and what age range do they correspond to? -
Correct Answer - Trust v. Mistrust- Infant
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt- Toddler
Initiative v. Guilt- Preschool
Industry v. Inferiority- Grade School
Principle _____: sequence of development is the same but the rate is different,
development is constant but not uniform - Correct Answer - Principle 4
Principle _____: the developmental domains influence development in other
areas. - Correct Answer - Principle 5
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, What do Erik Eriksons' conflicts mean to child care professionals? - Correct Answer
- Create relationships with children that are built on trust, allow children to
exercise autonomy, promote creativity
Who came up with the following and what is it called?
1. Sensorimotor 0-2: learning through sensory
perception and motor skills
2. Preoperational 2-7: uses symbols, bound by
what they experience directly and not by what they
think
3. Concrete-Operational 7-11: rational thinking 4.
Formal Operations 11 +: final stages of cognitive
development, abstract thinking, think beyond present.
- Correct Answer - Jean Piaget Four Stages of
Cognitive Development
When the person interacting with the child assumes more responsibility for
guiding learning, as child learns more responsibility is given to them. - Correct
Answer - Scaffolding
The zone where learning occurs, when a child is learning material with adult
guidance or with peer collaboration. - Correct Answer - Zone of Proximal Learning
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Exam Questions with Correct Verified Answers |
Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+.
Growth proceeds from the _____ downward and from the center of the ____
outward. (p. 3) - Correct Answer - head and body
An increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated
and involves progression where child gains refined knowledge, behaviors and
skills. - Correct Answer - Development
The following are _________ between children in growth:
1. growth proceeds from head down
2. control of head and neck first, then arms, then legs
3. brain, heart and spinal cord are fully functional at birth
4. arm and leg muscles first then fingers and toes - Correct Answer - Similarities
between children in growth
Principle ____: children develop in relatively the same ways, there is a typical
sequence of development that occurs as the child grows, behaviors and skills
emerge in the same order - Correct Answer - Principle 1
pg. 1
,Principle _____: body changes in a sequence and gives new abilities; as brain
develops, cognitive skills improve - Correct Answer - Principle 2
1.
What does Maslow's Hierarchy mean to child care professionals? - Correct Answer
- Basic needs must be met first, if not, self-worth suffers. Awareness of family
circumstances can help caregivers know what needs are or are not being met.
Who came up with the following and what is it
called? There are 8 total
first 4 deal with birth - 12 (where children develop ability to learn) Emotional
development is a serious of conflicts that must be resolved before proceeding to
the next. Moving through the conflicts successfully ensures social and emotional
stability - Correct Answer - Erik Erikson
Conflicts in emotional development
What are the first 4 stages of conflict and what age range do they correspond to? -
Correct Answer - Trust v. Mistrust- Infant
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt- Toddler
Initiative v. Guilt- Preschool
Industry v. Inferiority- Grade School
Principle _____: sequence of development is the same but the rate is different,
development is constant but not uniform - Correct Answer - Principle 4
Principle _____: the developmental domains influence development in other
areas. - Correct Answer - Principle 5
pg. 2
, What do Erik Eriksons' conflicts mean to child care professionals? - Correct Answer
- Create relationships with children that are built on trust, allow children to
exercise autonomy, promote creativity
Who came up with the following and what is it called?
1. Sensorimotor 0-2: learning through sensory
perception and motor skills
2. Preoperational 2-7: uses symbols, bound by
what they experience directly and not by what they
think
3. Concrete-Operational 7-11: rational thinking 4.
Formal Operations 11 +: final stages of cognitive
development, abstract thinking, think beyond present.
- Correct Answer - Jean Piaget Four Stages of
Cognitive Development
When the person interacting with the child assumes more responsibility for
guiding learning, as child learns more responsibility is given to them. - Correct
Answer - Scaffolding
The zone where learning occurs, when a child is learning material with adult
guidance or with peer collaboration. - Correct Answer - Zone of Proximal Learning
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