Child Development & Parenting Pre-Test

Child Development is the study of how children learn in school.

• True

• False

Children develop as individuals because of the unique combination of factors that he or she experiences. Those factors can be placed in two categories:

• Environmental

• Medical

• Heredity

• ideological

While observing young children, you don't want to be noticed.

• True

• False

You can benefit from studying children in many ways...check all that apply.

• to understand children

• to gain skills

• to understand yourself

• to build for the future

The brain has billions of _________that are linked to each other as a result of a person's experiences.

• blood vessels

• neurons

• nerves

• links

Giving a child attention when his or her actions are appropriate is an example of _______reinforcement

• positive

• negative

• ordinary

• necessary

Temperament is a person's style of reacting to the world and relating to others.

• true

• false

All birth defects are apparent at birth.

• true

• false

Some birth defects can result from choices the mother makes.

• true

• false

A doctor who specializes in pregnancy and birth.

• gynecologist

• obstetrician

• pediatrician

• gynetrician