Growth and development

Growth is a term used to describe

• Mental change in the body

• Physical change in the body

• Emotional change in the body

• All of the above

In which stage physical growth is rapid

• Early childhood

• Infancy

• Adolescence

• Adulthood

Identify the correct statement with regard to growth and development

• Growth is the part of development

• Growth starts from conception and continues till death

• Development starts from birth and stops at certain age

• Development and growth are no way related to each other

Crawling → Standing → Walking → Running is an example of which principle?

• Development is predictable

• Development is sequential

• Development is irregular

• Development is independent

Which is more crucial for later development?

• Early childhood

• Adolescence

• Adulthood

• Oldage

Which of the following is NOT a principle of development?

• Development is continuous

• Development is predictable

• Development is identical for all individuals

• Development is interrelated

The unfolding of traits determined by heredity is called

• Learning

• Stimulation

• Maturation

• Socialization

A child learns to write letters only after learning to scribble. This shows which principle?

• General to specific

• Sequential

• Predictable

• Continuous

Which principle states that growth proceeds from head to toe?

• Proximodistal

• Cephalocaudal

• General to specific

• Continuous process

Development is predictable because

• All children grow at the same rate

• It follows a fixed sequence

• It depends on teacher’s methods

• It cannot be measured