A researcher predicts that children who are securely attached will greet their mothers warmly following a separation whereas children who are insecurely attached will avoid their mothers. If she designs a laboratory study in which the child's behavior is recorded after the mother leaves and later returns, the researcher is using:
a. Deductive reasoning
b. Inductive reasoning
c. Hypothesis testing
d. Both a and c
Ques. 2The Common Core standards require students to be proficient in keyboarding and cursive writing.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 3Which of the following theoretical assumptions are you making if you think a child is outgoing because of how (s)he was raised?
a. Personality is determined by nature
b. Personality is determined by nurture
c. Personality is determined by nature-nurture interaction
d. None of the above
Ques. 4If development is continuous, then:
a. Development is gradual and cumulative
b. Development has periods of rapid growth followed by slower growth
c. Later development is not related to earlier development
d. Development emerges in stages
Ques. 5Developmental theories:
a. Interpret children's behavior and development
b. Describe change within developmental domains
c. Explain the course of development over time
d. All of the above
Ques. 6When parents and teachers assess the risk of an activity or environment, they should put more weight into the child's perception of whether the action is risky than their own perception.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 7On average, a 6-year-old is about 45 inches tall.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 8Within the framework of the unified theory of development, the best example of how regulational changes interact with contextual changes during the early elementary years is:
a. a child regularly mentions that math class is too easy, so his father enrolls him in an afterschool program for advanced students.
b. a child wants to join the local swim team, but his mother says no because she thinks he is still too young for competitive teams.
c. a parent notices her child's increasing attention span while they are reading together and takes the child to get her own library card.
d. a parent notices that his child is not eating well and doesn't seem interested in trying new foods, so starts packing lunch foods that he cuts into unique shapes.
Ques. 9Most parents report that their children would not touch a gun if they happened to find one.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 10When considering enrolling a child in a sports program or team, parents should give the MOST weight to whether the coach:
a. has advanced certification from the national organization that supports the sport.
b. has ideas about competition and sportsmanship that are compatible with their own.
c. is highly knowledgeable about research in child development.
d. makes sure that every child on the team has equal opportunity to play on the field.
Ques. 11A child who seems uncoordinated or delayed in terms of movement will not be diagnosed as having a motor skills disorder unless:
a. the child has difficulty with both gross and fine motor skills.
b. the child has no other delays in cognitive or social skills.
c. the problems can be effectively treated with assistive devices.
d. the problems interfere with academic achievement or life skills.
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