Which of the following adult characteristics would be most useful in helping children learn to trust ...

Which of the following adult characteristics would be most useful in helping children learn to trust authority figures?
 
  a. Permissive and lenient
  b. Coercive and firm
 c. Consistent and fair
 d. Authoritarian and strict
  e. All of these

Question 2

If teachers react to child statements with yes, good, do tell, and similar responses, they reward the child's efforts
 
  a. and additional child conversation may follow.
 b. but adding new information relevant to the child's topic may be better.
 c. but longer conversations usually result when more pertinent teacher utterances occur.
  d. all of these answers.

Question 3

When a child's behavior is mildly annoying or embarrassing, the adult should resolve the problem by
 
  a. focusing on the child's strengths and weaknesses.
 b. involving the child in an activity that replaces the undesirable behavior.
  c. ignoring the child and refusing to interact with the child.
 d. observing the activity to see if it continues.
 e. all of these

Question 4

A technique called extension
 
  a. utilized puppets and props when conversing with children.
 b. involves pausing in the middle of a sentence.
 c. builds on a child's statement through the teacher's addition of information and meaning.
  d. praises a child for not making speech errors.

Question 5

Two critical child-rearing practices known to help children internalize values and positive moral judgment are
 
  a. nurturing caregiver behavior and consistency in explaining the reasons for rules and commands.
  b. authoritarian enforcement of rules and always speaking to children at eye level.
 c. ignoring negative behavior and rewarding positive behavior.
 d. good-natured playfulness and a stress-free environment.
 e. all of these answers.

Question 6

A personal resource file is suggested in the text because
 
  a. it is hard to remember all of the interesting activity ideas one encounters.
 b. good activities can be presented over and over and will get you through your first year of teaching.
  c. there is a limited supply of appropriate language arts activities.
 d. none of these answers.

Question 7

____________________ conditioning is the process of reinforcing or strengthening a behavior by rewarding it with a pleasurable response.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word