Which is not an example of a home visiting program?
a. Comprehensive Child Development Program (CCDP)
b. High/Scope Perry Preschool Project (PPP)
c. Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
d. Parents as Teachers (PAT)
Ques. 2Of the following, the most common concern that unmarried teenage mothers face is:
a. a complicated relationship with the child's father.
b. an eating disorder.
c. how to find education and support.
d. substance abuse.
Ques. 3An essential component in quality informal assessments is:
a. a variety of instruments.
b. skilled observation.
c. valid and reliable standardized tests.
d. well behaved children.
Ques. 4The most recent statistics that are reported in the text show that the average age of women in the United States to become mothers for the first time is:
a. 20.
b. 25.
c. 30.
d. 34.
Ques. 5In general, after the birth of a child, nearly all new parents report a decline in:
a. the security of their attachments to their spouses or partners.
b. their ability to cooperatively resolve conflicts.
c. their interest in having an additional child.
d. their overall feelings of health and well-being.
Ques. 6Family systems theory helps inform our understanding of pregnancy and childbirth because:
a. it assumes that systems, and the family in particular, generally welcome and respond well to change.
b. it explains why parents are the most important people in a child's life.
c. it focuses on explaining the changes that occur to each member of a family during this transition.
d. it shows clearly how culture affects the ways in which parents prepare and plan for a new child.
Ques. 7Which type of assessment generally includes the use of standardized instruments to assess children?
a. Authentic assessment
b. Curriculum assessment
c. Developmental assessment
d. Formal assessment
Ques. 8Four criteria are used in evaluating the quality of a research study: objectivity, reliability, validity, and replicability. Reliability refers to:
a. the degree to which an instrument or a procedure measures what it is intended to measure.
b. the extent to which a test provides consistent, noncontradictory results over time or administration.
c. the likelihood that other researchers can, using the same research procedures, obtain the same results.
Ques. 9Dizygotic twins share the same genetic code.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 10Research suggests that infants have better health outcomes when fathers are more involved during pregnancy.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 11In the United States today, about 46 of children live with their two married, biological parents.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 12In the United States today, approximately 15 of households headed by a single mother are living below the poverty threshold.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Ques. 13The purpose of a developmental screening test is to:
a. assess the general intelligence of children who may have a developmental delay or disability.
b. identify specific intervention strategies for children who have a developmental delay or disability.
c. measure the current level of academic achievement for children who have a developmental delay or disability.
d. provide an initial assessment of children who may have a developmental delay or disability.
Quick Reply
