TEST BANK
Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective,
8th Edition, Jeffrey Trawick-Smith All Chapters 1 to 18 Covered
, Table of Contents
1. Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse World
2. Research and Assessment in Early Childhood Development
3. Theories of Child Development
4. Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth
5. The Newborn
6. Physical Growth of Infants and Toddlers
7. Cognitive Development of Infants and Toddlers
8. Infant and Toddler Language and Literacy
9. Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Development
10. Preschool Physical and Motor Development
11. Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
12. Language, Literacy, and Pretend Play in the Preschool Years
13. Social and Emotional Development of Preschoolers
14. Physical Growth and Motor Development in the Primary Years
15. Cognitive Development in the Primary Years
16. Language and Literacy in the Primary Years
17. Social and Emotional Development in the Primary Years
18. Parents, Families, and Children: A Multicultural Perspective
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse World
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Outcome 1.1: Define early childhood development and explain how
qualitative development is different from quantitative development.
[Q1]
According to the textbook, which of the following statements best defines early
childhood development?
1. The increase in knowledge and number of skills of young children over the first 5
years of life
2. The process of qualitative and quantitative changes in children from birth to age 8 [correct]
3. The increase in sensorimotor intelligence between ages 3 and 9
4. The fixed order of acquiring skills and knowledge at each age from birth to age 7
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
This statement suggests that children simply acquire greater knowledge and abilities as they
age—a purely quantitative view—and does not address qualitative changes. Also, early
childhood is defined as birth to age 8 in the book.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
Children do not simply become larger or obtain more knowledge as they develop. As they
develop, they become qualitatively different people, thinking and behaving in uniquely
different ways.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
This statement addresses only one kind of intelligence that occurs in infancy. It does not
include other domains, such as physical or social development, or types of thinking that
appear after infancy.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This statement suggests that all children will acquire skills or knowledge in a fixed order,
which is not always the case.
[Q2]
Which of the following is the best example of a child becoming a qualitatively, not just
quantitatively, different person with development?
1. A child overcomes fears by having a deeper understanding of the world. [correct]
2. A child acquires more mathematical skills and concepts.
3. A child forms a wider network of friendships and acquaintances.
4. A child becomes attached to multiple caregivers, including teachers and parents.
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, [Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
In development, a child does not simply acquire more experience or knowledge about
things that are frightening; the child can now interpret and apply his or her knowledge to
overcome these fears.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
This statement implies that in development children simply learn more of something—in this
case, more skills or knowledge. It does not recognize that children think and solve problems
completely differently. They can apply and refine skills and knowledge in new ways as they
develop.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
This answer is focused on quantitative changes in development—simply making more
friends and acquaintances. It does not address how the nature of friendships or the
child‟s knowledge or social behaviors change with development.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This answer suggests that attachment to caregivers is simply the process of becoming
attached to more people—a purely quantitative view of this aspect of development. It does
not address how the quality of these relationships changes with development.
[Q3]
Which of the following examples relates most specifically to quantitative change in a child‟s
development?
1. Grayson has a strategy for figuring out which bowl is bigger than the others
2. Grayson stopped being egocentric and taking toys away from others
3. Grayson grew two inches in the past six months [correct]
4. Grayson now asks for milk rather than crying for it
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
Grayson‟s development of a strategy for figuring out which bowl is biggest is an
example of qualitative change.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Grayson‟s change in showing less egocentrism is an example of qualitative change.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Grayson‟s growth in height represents quantitative change.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Grayson‟s developmental change from crying for milk to asking for it represents
qualitative change.
[Q4]
The definition of child development includes which of the following?
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Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective,
8th Edition, Jeffrey Trawick-Smith All Chapters 1 to 18 Covered
, Table of Contents
1. Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse World
2. Research and Assessment in Early Childhood Development
3. Theories of Child Development
4. Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth
5. The Newborn
6. Physical Growth of Infants and Toddlers
7. Cognitive Development of Infants and Toddlers
8. Infant and Toddler Language and Literacy
9. Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Development
10. Preschool Physical and Motor Development
11. Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
12. Language, Literacy, and Pretend Play in the Preschool Years
13. Social and Emotional Development of Preschoolers
14. Physical Growth and Motor Development in the Primary Years
15. Cognitive Development in the Primary Years
16. Language and Literacy in the Primary Years
17. Social and Emotional Development in the Primary Years
18. Parents, Families, and Children: A Multicultural Perspective
,Chapter 1: Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse World
Chapter 1 Learning Outcome Quizzes
Learning Outcome 1.1: Define early childhood development and explain how
qualitative development is different from quantitative development.
[Q1]
According to the textbook, which of the following statements best defines early
childhood development?
1. The increase in knowledge and number of skills of young children over the first 5
years of life
2. The process of qualitative and quantitative changes in children from birth to age 8 [correct]
3. The increase in sensorimotor intelligence between ages 3 and 9
4. The fixed order of acquiring skills and knowledge at each age from birth to age 7
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
This statement suggests that children simply acquire greater knowledge and abilities as they
age—a purely quantitative view—and does not address qualitative changes. Also, early
childhood is defined as birth to age 8 in the book.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 2]
Children do not simply become larger or obtain more knowledge as they develop. As they
develop, they become qualitatively different people, thinking and behaving in uniquely
different ways.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
This statement addresses only one kind of intelligence that occurs in infancy. It does not
include other domains, such as physical or social development, or types of thinking that
appear after infancy.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This statement suggests that all children will acquire skills or knowledge in a fixed order,
which is not always the case.
[Q2]
Which of the following is the best example of a child becoming a qualitatively, not just
quantitatively, different person with development?
1. A child overcomes fears by having a deeper understanding of the world. [correct]
2. A child acquires more mathematical skills and concepts.
3. A child forms a wider network of friendships and acquaintances.
4. A child becomes attached to multiple caregivers, including teachers and parents.
1
, [Feedback for Correct Answer 1]
In development, a child does not simply acquire more experience or knowledge about
things that are frightening; the child can now interpret and apply his or her knowledge to
overcome these fears.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
This statement implies that in development children simply learn more of something—in this
case, more skills or knowledge. It does not recognize that children think and solve problems
completely differently. They can apply and refine skills and knowledge in new ways as they
develop.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 3]
This answer is focused on quantitative changes in development—simply making more
friends and acquaintances. It does not address how the nature of friendships or the
child‟s knowledge or social behaviors change with development.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
This answer suggests that attachment to caregivers is simply the process of becoming
attached to more people—a purely quantitative view of this aspect of development. It does
not address how the quality of these relationships changes with development.
[Q3]
Which of the following examples relates most specifically to quantitative change in a child‟s
development?
1. Grayson has a strategy for figuring out which bowl is bigger than the others
2. Grayson stopped being egocentric and taking toys away from others
3. Grayson grew two inches in the past six months [correct]
4. Grayson now asks for milk rather than crying for it
[Feedback for Answer Choice 1]
Grayson‟s development of a strategy for figuring out which bowl is biggest is an
example of qualitative change.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 2]
Grayson‟s change in showing less egocentrism is an example of qualitative change.
[Feedback for Correct Answer 3]
Grayson‟s growth in height represents quantitative change.
[Feedback for Answer Choice 4]
Grayson‟s developmental change from crying for milk to asking for it represents
qualitative change.
[Q4]
The definition of child development includes which of the following?
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