Human Growth & Development

   Which of the following differentiates between the terms growth and development?

• Development and growth are the same.

• Growth is an increase in size and development is an increase in complexity.

• Development does not involve growth.

Children who are 3, 4, and 5 years old

• Newborn

• Preschooler

• School Age

One to three years olds

• Toddlers

• Adolescents

11 to 18-years-olds

• Infants

• Preschoolers

• Adolescents

An example of gross motor skills is:

• buttoning a shirt

• jumping on a trampoline

• eating cheerios

• pushing a button

Learning to control a tantrum is an example of which type of development?

• Cognitive/Intellectual

• Physical

• Social

• Emotional

Learning to get along with others is what type of development?

• Cognitive

• Moral

• Social

• Physical

All of the areas of development have specific traits but are all dependent on each other and interrelated.

• True

• False

When is brain development most rapid?

• old age

• early childhood

• middle adulthood

• adolescence

Suppose a child has learned the word "dog" and associates it as a 4 legged animal. Then she sees a cow, but calls it "dog." This is known as:

• Assimiliation

• Accommodation