EDUC 50-Quiz #1

What does development primarily refer to?

• Increase in weight

• Learning to talk

• Progressive changes from birth to death

• Puberty onset

Which of the following best describes 'growth'?

• Social interaction

• Physical changes in height and weight

• Emotional expression

• Cognitive processing

What is 'maturation'?

• Learning through experience

• Social interaction with peers

• Biologically programmed unfolding of traits

• Moral reasoning development

Which principle explains development from head to toe?

• Proximodistal

• Sequential

• Interrelated

• Cephalocaudal

Development that moves from the center of the body outward is called:

• Sequential

• Cephalocaudal

• Proximodistal

• Independent

Which principle suggests that development happens in a predictable order?

• Individual Differences

• Sequential

• Interrelated

• Environmental

What term explains that physical, mental, emotional, and social development influence each other?

• Sequential

• Nature

• Interrelated

• Proximodistal

Eye color and genetic disorders are examples of:

• Nurture

• Cognitive development

• Nature

• Maturation

Language acquisition and beliefs are mainly influenced by:

• Genetics

• Maturation

• Nature

• Nurture

Which domain of development includes motor development and puberty?

• Social

• Physical

• Moral

• Emotional